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Why Do the Main Sequence Stars Have Similar Chemical Composition?
Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
Los Alamos National Laboratory, MPA-CMMS Group, Los Alamos, USA
- 1 Institute of Physics, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland
- 2 Los Alamos National Laboratory, MPA-CMMS Group, Los Alamos, USA
International Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics·Volume 02 (2012)·Pages 37–38·Published 28 March 2012·DOI10.4236/ijaa.2012.21006
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Abstract
In this short note we have reconsidered the Jeans criterion for gravitational contraction of a gas nebula at different temperatures, from the present-day background radiation temperature (2.8 K) to those which existed at the early stage of the Universe. We demonstrate that the initial mass of quasars cannot be of the order of single galaxy masses, but rather 10 6 solar mass only. If they have larger masses, it must be the result of subsequent accretion process. Nevertheless quasars, formed prior to the stars, were the immediate source of the elements heavier than helium.
KeywordsStarsQuasarsBackground RadiationJeans CriterionGravitational ContractionNebulae
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