144, 145]
Stable and Unstable Configurations
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Comparison with Observation.
145. The graph of E shewn in fig. 11 is drawn for a star of given
constant mass. On drawing a number of such graphs in a diagram in
which log E and log R are taken as coordinates, we obtain a complete map
of the configurations possible for stars of all masses. We have already
noticed that, since E— 4nrR*<rT e *,
log E= 2 log R + 4 log T e + a cons (145T).
Fig. 12. Division of the Temperature-Luminosity diagram into Stable (thick)
and Unstable (thin) configurations.
Instead of taking log# and log# as coordinates, it is more convenient
to take log E and log T e , the transformation between the two sets of co
ordinates being made by equation (1451). In this way we obtain a diagram
of the kind already introduced in § 56 (fig. 5). On changing coordinates in
this way and drawing graphs of log E for a number of stars of different
masses we obtain a diagram of the general character shewn in fig. 12.