How massive can stars be?

Theoretical assessment of the upper limit of a stars mass is a difficult problem which lies at the frontier of astrophysical research. In this article we develop a simple and plausible argument to estimate this value. The value at which we arrive is ;228 solar masses; well within the range of predicted accepted theoretical values. Towards the end of the article, theoretical estimations are compared with observational evidence, and a brief overview of the current research is given. The article is aimed at non-graduate students of sciences and engineering and the only requirements are elemental algebra and general notions of classical physics.

Información de Publicación

Autores:

Jorge Adolfo Pinochet

Institución: Universidad Alberto Hurtado
Facultad: Educación
Unidad: Educación

Van Sint Jan, Michael

Institución: Woodtech S.A.

Revista:

Physics Education

Año:

2017

Mes:

Diciembre

Número:

4

Páginas:

01-may.

Url de Publicación:

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6552/aa70d5/meta.