Sun Kelvin timescale Comparison Table

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Sun Kelvin timescale comparison table

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Kelvin timescale time (gravitational binding energy) / luminosity The time it takes a star to contract gravitationally from infinite radius down to its present radius by radiating its thermal energy.

Sun Kelvin timescale Kelvin timescale 2 to 3 × 10⁷ years The time it takes the Sun to contract gravitationally from infinite radius down to its present radius by radiating its thermal energy.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has value	has definition
Kelvin timescale		time	(gravitational binding energy) / luminosity	The time it takes a star to contract gravitationally from infinite radius down to its present radius by radiating its thermal energy.
Sun Kelvin timescale	Kelvin timescale		2 to 3 × 10⁷ years	The time it takes the Sun to contract gravitationally from infinite radius down to its present radius by radiating its thermal energy.