Abstract
In the preceding study, we have tried to demonstrate three essential aspects of the theory of the internal structure of stars:
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the complexity of the problem, in spite of many simplifying assumptions;
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the fact that, despite this complexity, one can go very far in the physicalnumerical analysis of the problem, thanks to
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the use of electronic computers,
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the advanced state of the theory of radiative transfer,
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the relatively satisfactory state of our knowledge of nuclear reactions;
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the danger of intuitively ‘obvious’ conclusions, and the necessity of replacing them with physically explicit approximations.
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Kourganoff, V. (1973). Conclusion. In: Introduction to the Physics of Stellar Interiors. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 34. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2539-3_6
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