Statements (19)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Kelvin–Helmholtz_contraction
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gptkbp:appliesTo |
stars
giant planets |
gptkbp:describes |
gravitational contraction of a gaseous body
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gptkbp:explains |
early luminosity of stars before nuclear fusion
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism
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gptkbp:involves |
conversion of gravitational potential energy to thermal energy
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gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Hermann_von_Helmholtz
gptkb:William_Thomson |
gptkbp:powerSource |
gptkb:Jupiter
gptkb:Saturn pre-main-sequence stars |
gptkbp:relatedTo |
astrophysics
planetary science stellar evolution |
gptkbp:timescale |
gptkb:Kelvin–Helmholtz_timescale
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:gravitational_contraction_theory
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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