Understanding the stability of stars by means of thought experiments with a model star

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Apr 1997

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American Journal of Physics, Volume 65, Issue 4, pp. 292-295 (1997).

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Educational Aids, Stellar Structure, Interiors, Evolution, Nucleosynthesis, Ages, Thermodynamics

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The stability of the nuclear fusion reaction in a star is due to the negative specific heat of the system. Examining the literature one gets the impression that this phenomenon results from a complicated interplay of the various pertinent field variables. We introduce a simple model system, which displays the same behavior as a star and which can be treated quantitatively without solving any differential equation.

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