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Link radiation output to stellar temperature and radius.
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Classification of stars
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Temperature and black-body radiation
Aqa A Level PhysicsAstrophysics
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Link radiation output to stellar temperature and radius
- This point belongs to Classification of stars, especially Temperature and black-body radiation.
- You need to be able to link radiation output to stellar temperature and radius.
- The key ideas to know are radiation, output, and temperature.
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