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Stellar atmospheric instability in the upper part of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram

C. de Jager, H. Nieuwenhuijzen

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The upper limt of stellar luminosity in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a line running approximately from (log Teff; log (L/L⊙) = (4.5; 6.3) via (4.0; 5.74) to (3.5; 5.7) (Humphreys and Davidson, 1979; Humpreys, 1983).

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The upper limt of stellar luminosity in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a line running approximately from (log Teff; log (L/L⊙) = (4.5; 6.3) via (4.0; 5.74) to (3.5; 5.7) (Humphreys and Davidson, 1979; Humpreys, 1983).

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The upper limt of stellar luminosity in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is a line running approximately from (log Teff; log (L/L⊙) = (4.5; 6.3) via (4.0; 5.74) to (3.5; 5.7) (Humphreys and Davidson, 1979; Humpreys, 1983).

Key concepts: Hertzsprung–Russell diagram, Diagram, Luminosity, Instability, Physics, Astrophysics, Mathematics, Stars

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