Paper 1, Section II, D

Cosmology | Part II, 2013

A spherically symmetric star of total mass MsM_{s} has pressure P(r)P(r) and mass density ρ(r)\rho(r), where rr is the radial distance from its centre. These quantities are related by the equations of hydrostatic equilibrium and mass conservation:

dPdr=GM(r)ρr2dMdr=4πρr2\begin{aligned} \frac{d P}{d r} &=-\frac{G M(r) \rho}{r^{2}} \\ \frac{d M}{d r} &=4 \pi \rho r^{2} \end{aligned}

where M(r)M(r) is the mass inside radius rr.

By integrating from the centre of the star at r=0r=0, where P=PcP=P_{c}, to the surface of the star at r=Rsr=R_{s}, where P=PsP=P_{s}, show that

4πRs3Ps=Ω+30MsPρdM,4 \pi R_{s}^{3} P_{s}=\Omega+3 \int_{0}^{M_{s}} \frac{P}{\rho} d M,

where Ω\Omega is the total gravitational potential energy. Show that

Ω>GMs22Rs-\Omega>\frac{G M_{s}^{2}}{2 R_{s}}

If the surface pressure is negligible and the star is a perfect gas of particles of mass mm with number density nn and P=nkBTP=n k_{B} T at temperature TT, and radiation pressure can be ignored, then show that

30MsPρdM=3kBmTˉ,3 \int_{0}^{M_{s}} \frac{P}{\rho} d M=\frac{3 k_{B}}{m} \bar{T},

where Tˉ\bar{T} is the mean temperature of the star, which you should define.

Hence, show that the mean temperature of the star satisfies the inequality

Tˉ>GMsm6kBRs\bar{T}>\frac{G M_{s} m}{6 k_{B} R_{s}}

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