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Problem
Star A has a radius twice that of Star B. The wavelengths at which their spectral emissions peak are
400
nm
400\,\text{nm}
400
nm
for A and
800
nm
800\,\text{nm}
800
nm
for B. Assuming both are perfect blackbodies, the ratio of their total luminous powers
P
A
/
P
B
P_A / P_B
P
A
/
P
B
is a)
16
16
16
b)
8
8
8
c)
64
64
64
d)
32
32
32
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