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Have you ever wondered what kind of astronomical object brown dwarfs are? They're too big to be a planet, yet too small to be a star. They're like the cosmic middle child. Here's everything you need to know about brown dwarfs.
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
How many Earths fit in the Sun?
youtu.be/Ga0TKrylnXY
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RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Physics Girl on Brown Dwarfs:
youtu.be/GHsQl-k3syg
Crash Course Astronomy on Brown Dwarfs:
youtu.be/4zKVx29_A1w
Joe Scott on Brown Dwarfs:
youtu.be/mRNIcerXzLw
Lecture from Adam Burgasser:
youtube.com/live/ZgIOihar3r0
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SOURCES
Shiv S Kumar's Original Work:
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1962AJ.....67S.579K
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1963ApJ...137.1121K
Classification:
academic.oup.com/ptp/article/30/4/460/1881953
arxiv.org/abs/2002.01943
arxiv.org/abs/1903.04667
nature.com/articles/336656a0
astronomy.com/magazine/greatest-mysteries/2019/07/48-is-jupiter-a-failed-star
Planetary Formation:
http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast122/lectures/lec13.html
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aabb51
aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2011/11/aa17734-11/aa17734-11.html
arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0511420
arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9704118
"50 Years of Brown Dwarfs":
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-01162-2
Spectra:
arxiv.org/abs/1804.07771
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7491492
prc.nao.ac.jp/extra/uos/en/no12
Fusion:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/NucEne/fusion.html
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/727/1/57
IAU Defintion:
https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2007IAUTA..26..183B
Miscellaneous:
johnstonsarchive.net/astro/browndwarflist.html
zooniverse.org/projects/marckuchner/backyard-worlds-planet-9
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IMAGE CREDITS
Brown Dwarf Exoplanet System:
exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/300/2m1207-b-first-image-of-an-exoplanet
Planetary Formation:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10659
Black Hole Simulations:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12854
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12005
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TIME CODES
00:00 Cold Open
00:33 History
01:44 Color
02:23 Size
03:20 Merch Promotion
03:35 Brown dwarf's are not stars.
04:11 Hydrogen Fusion
04:43 HR Diagrams
05:39 Jupiter: Failed Star?
06:06 Brown dwarf's are not planets.
06:53 Planetary Formation
07:28 Definitions
08:40 Deuterium Fusion
09:55 Problems with Classification
10:33 Brown Dwarf Life Cycle
12:12 Summary
13:18 Sponsor Message
14:09 Featured Comment
Go to brilliant.org/ScienceAsylum to get a 30-day free trial + the first 200 people will get 20% off their annual subscription.
Have you ever wondered what kind of astronomical object brown dwarfs are? They're too big to be a planet, yet too small to be a star. They're like the cosmic middle child. Here's everything you need to know about brown dwarfs.
________________________________
VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
How many Earths fit in the Sun?
youtu.be/Ga0TKrylnXY
________________________________
RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Physics Girl on Brown Dwarfs:
youtu.be/GHsQl-k3syg
Crash Course Astronomy on Brown Dwarfs:
youtu.be/4zKVx29_A1w
Joe Scott on Brown Dwarfs:
youtu.be/mRNIcerXzLw
Lecture from Adam Burgasser:
youtube.com/live/ZgIOihar3r0
________________________________
SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM
Patreon:
patreon.com/ScienceAsylum
YouTube Membership:
youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join
Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback):
lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html
Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook):
gumroad.com/l/ubSc
Merchandise:
scienceasylum.com
________________________________
HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS
Asylum Counselors:
Bosphorus
Asylum Orderlies:
Dhruv Singhal, Medec Hurtz
Einsteinium Crazies:
Benjamin Sharef, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ilya Yashin, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Sean K
Plutonium Crazies:
Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Fabio Manzini, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers, Vid Icarus
Platinum Crazies:
Bart Barry, Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jonathan Reel, Joshua Gallagher, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Thomas V Lohmeier, William Hutchison
________________________________
SOURCES
Shiv S Kumar's Original Work:
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1962AJ.....67S.579K
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1963ApJ...137.1121K
Classification:
academic.oup.com/ptp/article/30/4/460/1881953
arxiv.org/abs/2002.01943
arxiv.org/abs/1903.04667
nature.com/articles/336656a0
astronomy.com/magazine/greatest-mysteries/2019/07/48-is-jupiter-a-failed-star
Planetary Formation:
http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast122/lectures/lec13.html
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-3881/aabb51
aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2011/11/aa17734-11/aa17734-11.html
arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0511420
arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9704118
"50 Years of Brown Dwarfs":
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-01162-2
Spectra:
arxiv.org/abs/1804.07771
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7491492
prc.nao.ac.jp/extra/uos/en/no12
Fusion:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/NucEne/fusion.html
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-637X/727/1/57
IAU Defintion:
https://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2007IAUTA..26..183B
Miscellaneous:
johnstonsarchive.net/astro/browndwarflist.html
zooniverse.org/projects/marckuchner/backyard-worlds-planet-9
________________________________
STUDIO GEAR AFFILIATE LINKS
Camera amzn.to/3RfgOCk
Portable Recorder amzn.to/3HkQoue
Overhead Table Mount amzn.to/3HGg7ik
Microphone Stand amzn.to/3JnoqAQ
Panel Light amzn.to/3Jl3dHT
Camera Tripod amzn.to/3kRt3Jk
Studio Blanket amzn.to/3kTuAhZ
Microphone Cable amzn.to/3HGwvPZ
Clamp Mount amzn.to/3HjucRu
FTC Disclosure: These are affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission for purchases made through my links.
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LINKS TO COMMENTS
youtube.com/watch?v=LFC2HsT6Bh4&lc=Ugyt0nMl3YoFR_LY4ix4AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=LFC2HsT6Bh4&lc=UgwG3yMFk1CIgAiy6IZ4AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=LFC2HsT6Bh4&lc=UgwfgvPp7E1mBRuPlW14AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=LFC2HsT6Bh4&lc=Ugyf34P7hpAjH4HkFuJ4AaABAg
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IMAGE CREDITS
Brown Dwarf Exoplanet System:
exoplanets.nasa.gov/resources/300/2m1207-b-first-image-of-an-exoplanet
Planetary Formation:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10659
Black Hole Simulations:
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12854
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12005
________________________________
TIME CODES
00:00 Cold Open
00:33 History
01:44 Color
02:23 Size
03:20 Merch Promotion
03:35 Brown dwarf's are not stars.
04:11 Hydrogen Fusion
04:43 HR Diagrams
05:39 Jupiter: Failed Star?
06:06 Brown dwarf's are not planets.
06:53 Planetary Formation
07:28 Definitions
08:40 Deuterium Fusion
09:55 Problems with Classification
10:33 Brown Dwarf Life Cycle
12:12 Summary
13:18 Sponsor Message
14:09 Featured Comment
