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Kumar 1963

Kumar, S.S., 1963: The Helmholtz-Kelvin time scale for stars of very low mass. Astrophys. J., 137, 1126-1128, doi:10.1086/147590.

Assuming that the contracting stars in convective equilibrium evolve vertically downward in the H-R diagram, a simple expression for the Helmholtz-Kelvin time scale tHK is derived. Application of this expression to stars of mass M < 0.1M shows that these stars contract to a radius of about 0.1R in a time scale of approximately 1 billion years, while the earlier estimates, based on horizontal evolution, gave a time scale tHK greater than a hundred billion years.

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@article{ku09000a,
  author={Kumar, S. S.},
  title={The Helmholtz-Kelvin time scale for stars of very low mass},
  year={1963},
  journal={Astrophysical Journal},
  volume={137},
  pages={1126--1128},
  doi={10.1086/147590},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - ku09000a
AU  - Kumar, S. S.
PY  - 1963
TI  - The Helmholtz-Kelvin time scale for stars of very low mass
JA  - Astrophys. J.
JO  - Astrophysical Journal
VL  - 137
SP  - 1126
EP  - 1128
DO  - 10.1086/147590
ER  -

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