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Q&A How can the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram be used in star building?

As you can probably guess from the title, I have some questions about the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, especially how to use it to make plausible stars. Some questions: Can stars exist in the bl...

3 answers  ·  posted 5y ago by Sam Coutteau‭  ·  edited 4y ago by HDE 226868‭

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#1: Post edited by user avatar HDE 226868‭ · 2020-06-02T17:12:03Z (almost 4 years ago)
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  • <p>As you can probably guess from the title, I have some questions about the Hertzsprung"“Russell diagram, especially how to use it to make plausible stars.</p>
  • <p>Some questions:</p>
  • <ul>
  • <li>Can stars exist in the black areas? For example, take a star of 30,000 K and $10^2$ solar luminosities.</li>
  • <li>How likely is a star to be a supergiant, main sequence star, etc?</li>
  • </ul>
  • <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrxnW.png" alt="HR-diagram">
  • <br>
  • <sup>HR-diagram. Source: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Hertzsprung-Russel_StarData.png" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia</a></sup></p>
  • <p>As you can probably guess from the title, I have some questions about the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, especially how to use it to make plausible stars.</p>
  • <p>Some questions:</p>
  • <ul>
  • <li>Can stars exist in the black areas? For example, take a star of 30,000 K and $10^2$ solar luminosities.</li>
  • <li>How likely is a star to be a supergiant, main sequence star, etc?</li>
  • </ul>
  • <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/HrxnW.png" alt="HR-diagram">
  • <br>
  • <sup>HR-diagram. Source: <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Hertzsprung-Russel_StarData.png" rel="noreferrer">Wikipedia</a></sup></p>