Re: FT Taskforce and Fleet Actions

At 2:17 PM -0400 8/7/01, Mark 'Indy' Kochte wrote:

>
>It can happen. Very unlikely, but it can.

Something different would have to change. The limit is based on the 
amount of mass that is after the chromasphere and other mass has been 
ejected, this lowers your mass of the sun even further from the 
threshold.

>
>I understand your questioning of Weber's decision. I don't get it
myself.
>I'm sure Weber had some mad scheme in mind when he came up with this
(or
>it was a result of poor understanding of stellar physics, don't know)

I think its because most astronomy books list stars only by spectral 
type and occasionally include the size. But not the mass. You can 
extrapolate, but its not very easy...especially if you don't know the 
correct values to apply for both types.

>
>If you need help finding stuff, let me know. I can always go through
>my stack of books for stuff (barring that, there's a library
upstairs...)

I may need a catalog that gives solar masses. From that a table 
(you've got to have a playing field to base things on) you get a good 
idea of how big the system is. A randomization factor for size of 
star giving size of planets and thus moons would help. (Is there a 
planetologist in the house?)

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