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On the thermal conductivity in dense stars

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

L. Mestel
Affiliation:
Trinity CollegeCambridge

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In considering the equilibrium of stars of high density the effects of the Pauli Exclusion Principle must be taken into account. For large values of the degeneracy parameter, which will be denoted by λ, an explicit formula for the partition function may be obtained, from which we may easily find the pressure and density in terms of λ. When λ ≪ 1 the relations for a Fermi-Dirac gas reduce to those for a Boltzmann gas. For λ of the order of, but less than, unity, series expansions for the relevant physical quantities can be found, but for λ of the order of, but greater than, unity, a set of numerical quadratures must be performed at intervals (in λ) close enough for interpolation purposes. The method for this is discussed in § 2 and the numerical results are given at the end of the paper.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1950

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