Comprehensive analytic formulae for stellar evolution as a function of mass and metallicity

@article{Hurley2000ComprehensiveAF,
title={Comprehensive analytic formulae for stellar evolution as a function of mass and metallicity},
author={Jarrod R. Hurley and Onno Rudolf Pols and Christopher A Tout},
journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
year={2000},
volume={315},
pages={543-569}
}
• Published 2000
• Physics
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
We present analytic formulae that approximate the evolution of stars for a wide range of mass M and metallicity Z. Stellar luminosity, radius and core mass are given as a function of age, M and Z, for all phases from the zero-age main sequence up to, and including, the remnant stages. For the most part we find continuous formulae accurate to within 5 per cent of detailed models. These formulae are useful for purposes such as population synthesis that require very rapid but accurate evaluation… Expand
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