Solar Luminosity Ratio

Functions
template<typename T >
T	EGXPhys::SolarLuminosityRatio (const T starLuminosityInW)
	Calculates the solar luminosity (all wavelengths) ratio \(\dfrac{L}{L_{\odot}}\) of a star from the stars luminosity, \(L\), in watts. It is the ratio of a star's luminosity to that of the sun. \[\dfrac{L}{L_{\odot}=\dfrac{L}{L_{\odot}}\] See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_luminosity and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass–luminosity_relation. More...

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SolarLuminosityRatio()

template<typename T >

T EGXPhys::SolarLuminosityRatio

(

const T

starLuminosityInW

)

Calculates the solar luminosity (all wavelengths) ratio \(\dfrac{L}{L_{\odot}}\) of a star from the stars luminosity, \(L\), in watts. It is the ratio of a star's luminosity to that of the sun.

\[\dfrac{L}{L_{\odot}=\dfrac{L}{L_{\odot}}\]

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_luminosity and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass–luminosity_relation.

Parameters

starLuminosityInW

\(L\ (W)\) Luminosity (all wavelengths) of the star in watts.

Returns

\(\dfrac{L}{L_{\odot}}\)(dimensionless) Solar luminosity ratio. Ratio of a star's luminosity to the luminosity of the Sun.