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Main-sequence mass-luminosity relation

What you are seeing: the steep dependence of stellar luminosity on mass on the main sequence, approximated by piecewise power laws. A 2 M⊙M_\odot star is ∼16×\sim 16 \times brighter than the Sun; a 10 M⊙M_\odot star is ∼5000×\sim 5000 \times brighter. Lifetime scales as M/LM / L.

Figure 1. L(M)L(M) on the main sequence.
M / M⊙1.0

WHAT TO TRY

  • Vary each control and watch the rail readouts respond.
  • Compare the diagnostic plot against the live scene.