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Named after the Japanese astrophysicist Chushiro Hayashi.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A theoretical maximum radius of a star of given mass; the radius at which the inward force of gravity exactly balances the outward pressure of the gas of the star. Full definition →
Named after the Japanese astrophysicist Chushiro Hayashi.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.