Around 2.5 centuries ago, several physicists of the time came up with the notion of a dark star.  This was a star so dense, with so much gravity, that not even light could escape.  The calculations used Newtonian mechanics.  In class, we calculated the escape speed from the surface of the earth or the distance from the sun, and the mass of the planet or star. Here, the process is partially reversed.  Calculate the dark star radius from the mass of the star and the escape speed.  Answer in kilometers. c = 3*108 m/s M = 3.2*1030 kg G = 2/3 * 10-10 N*m2/kg2

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Around 2.5 centuries ago, several physicists of the time came up with the notion of a dark star.  This was a star so dense, with so much gravity, that not even light could escape.  The calculations used Newtonian mechanics.  In class, we calculated the escape speed from the surface of the earth or the distance from the sun, and the mass of the planet or star.

Here, the process is partially reversed.  Calculate the dark star radius from the mass of the star and the escape speed.  Answer in kilometers.

  • c = 3*108 m/s
  • M = 3.2*1030 kg
  • G = 2/3 * 10-10 N*m2/kg2

 

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