Hydrogen flash in stars.

Abstract

The initial adiabat of the gas in a flat rotating disk is estimated in several ways. A star which can be represented by a polytrope of index 1.5 is considered. The central conditions are determined through specification of the total mass and the adiabatic constant. The values for the temperature and the density of the center are much higher than now exist at the center of the sun. It is possible that the ignition of hydrogen-burning reactions at the center of the disk can be accompanied by a thermal runaway.