Timeline for Which stellar properties can we describe as "first principles" in which we can derive the rest?
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| Jul 22, 2020 at 12:57 | comment | added | ProfRob | @stuart10 Yes, you could argue that, although what I have said is that you would need to know the current chemical composition, as well as the initial composition. The former of course depends on how old the star is (and its mass and rotation). I prefer not to make age "fundamental" because there is no way of actually measuring it (for distant stars). | |
| Jul 22, 2020 at 12:36 | comment | added | stuart10 | The other 'fundamental' parameter implied here is the star's age - since its 'derived' properties vary during its life | |
| Jul 21, 2020 at 23:14 | history | answered | ProfRob | CC BY-SA 4.0 |