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Clarify that T_eff,crit differs from T_* in Sander et al. 2023 Eq. 1 (defined at Rosseland optical depth τ=20) #1458

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Clarify that T_eff,crit differs from T_* in Sander et al. 2023 Eq. 1 (defined at Rosseland optical depth τ=20) #1458

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions src/BaseStar.cpp
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Expand Up @@ -2328,8 +2328,8 @@ double BaseStar::CalculateMassLossRateWolfRayetSanderVink2020(const double p_Mu)
* as a function of effective temperature, according to the
* prescription of Sander et al. 2023 (https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.01785)
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* Use the correction given in Eq. 18, with the effective temperature
* (what they refer to as T_\star in Eq. 1) as T_eff,crit
* Use the correction given in Eq. 18, with the stellar effective temperature used * as a proxy for T_eff,crit (the effective temperature at
* temperature at the critical/sonic point). Using T_eff as a proxy for T_eff,crit introduces a small approximation.
*
*
* double CalculateMassLossRateWolfRayetTemperatureCorrectionSander2023(const double p_Mdot)
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