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What fundamental property of a star
varies along the main sequence?
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•T and R vary smoothly (and together) along the main sequence
•B stars are ~4 times hotter and ~10 times bigger than sun
•M stars are ~2 times cooler and ~10 times smaller than sun
•Presence of a line implies that a single fundamental property
 is varying to make some stars B stars and some stars M stars
•That fundamental property then controls T, R
•A second property controls whether we get a giant or dwarfs
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