Physics A-Level
Red giants
What Red giants means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Red giants
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Cool but luminous stars that sit above the main sequence on the right.
Topics that use Red giants
- Stars (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Black hole
- Chandrasekhar limit
- Electron degeneracy pressure
- Gravitational collapse
- HR diagram
- Main sequence
- Neutron star
- Planet
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