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USAAAO — 2019 First Round

Question 25

The spectra of two stars A and B peak at wavelengths 500 nm and 250 nm respectively. What is the ratio of their luminosities if they form black holes with Schwarzschild radii in the ratio 8:1? Assume their densities were uniform and identical before collapse and that no mass was lost.

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Source: USAAAO 2019 First Round, Question 25.