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Formula Sheet and Constants (as provided in the final exam)

Equations, Physical constants and other data

Speed of light c=3×108 m s-1


Universal gravitational constant G=6.67×10-11 N m2 kg-2
Magnitude of charge on electron e = 1.6×10-19 C
Stefan-Boltzmann constant σ=5.67×10-8 W m-2 K-4.
Mass of electron 9.11×10-31 kg
Mass of proton 1.67×10-27 kg
Planck’s constant h = 6.636×10-34 Js
Volume of a sphere, radius R (4/3) πR3
Surface area of a sphere, radius R 4πR2
Radius of Earth 6400 km
Mass of Earth 6×1024 kg
Distance of Earth from Sun (AU) 1.5×1011m.
Light year 9.5×1015 m
Parsec 3.1×1016 m
Solar Mass 2.0×1030 kg
Solar Radius 695700 km
Solar luminosity 3.83x1026 W
Thompson cross-section: s T = 6.7 ´10-29 m 2
Hubble’s Constant H0 ~ 70 km/s/Mpc
180
One arc-minutes = 1/60 degrees. One arc-second = 1/60 arc-minutes. One radian is
p
degrees.

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GMm
Newton’s Law of Gravity: F =
r2
v Dl
Doppler Effect: »
c l
l - l0
Redshift: z =
l0
mv 2
Centripetal Force: F =
r
Stefan-Boltzmann Equation: L = As T 4
0.0029
Wien Displacement Law: l = m
T
L
Inverse Square Law: f =
4p D 2
Small-angle approximation: r = q D for object of size r, distance D and angle q radians.
h
Uncertainty Principle: Dx.Dp ³
4p
Hubble Law: v = H0 D
GM * P 2
Reflex motion or transit: distance to planet: r = 3
4p 2
2p r M p
Reflex Motion: velocity of star: v* =
P M*
4p GM star mproton c
Eddington Limit: LE =
sT
SI Prefixes:

• Giga = 109
• Mega = 106
• Kilo = 103
• Milli = 10-3
• Micro = 10-6
• Nano = 10-9

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