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Stellar structure codes (meaning computer programs calculating the model's variables) either interpolate in a density-temperature grid to obtain the opacity needed, or use a fitting function based on the tabulated values. A similar situation occurs for accurate calculations of the pressure equation of state.
This stellar model, technically the spherically symmetric quasi-static model of a star, has stellar structure described by several differential equations derived from basic physical principles. The model is constrained by boundary conditions , namely the luminosity , radius, age and composition of the Sun, which are well determined.
This list includes systems with at least three confirmed planets or two confirmed planets where additional candidates have been proposed. The stars with the most confirmed planets are the Sun (the Solar System's star) and Kepler-90 , with 8 confirmed planets each, followed by TRAPPIST-1 with 7 planets.
Theoretical calculations of stellar structure and the evolution of stars produce plots that match those from observations. This type of diagram could be called temperature-luminosity diagram , but this term is hardly ever used; when the distinction is made, this form is called the theoretical Hertzsprung–Russell diagram instead.
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The stellar structure is usually assumed to be spherically symmetric, so the horizontal (i.e. non-radial) component of the oscillations is described by spherical harmonics, indexed by an angular degree and azimuthal order . In non-rotating stars, modes with the same angular degree must all have the same frequency because there is no preferred axis.
Finally, by the virial theorem, the total kinetic energy is equal to half the gravitational potential energy E G, so if the average nuclei mass is m n, then the average kinetic energy per nucleus satisfies: = = where the temperature T is averaged over the star and C is a factor of order one related to the stellar structure and can be estimated ...
This illustrates not only that the observable temperature and actual temperature at a certain physical depth of a star vary, but that the optical depth plays a crucial role in understanding the stellar structure. It also serves to demonstrate that the depth of the photosphere of a star is highly dependent upon the absorptivity of its environment.