Calculate the radius of a star with a luminosity of 4.8x10^31 W and a surface temperature of 3600 K.
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The Stefan-Boltzmann law relates the luminosity of a star to its surface temperature and radius: L = 4πR^2σT^4 where L is the luminosity, R is the radius, T is the surface temperature, and σ is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant (5.67x10^-8 W/m^2K^4). Rearranging Show more…
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