Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Kelvin–Helmholtz_contraction
gptkbp:appliesTo stars
giant planets
gptkbp:describes gravitational contraction of a gaseous body
gptkbp:explains early luminosity of stars before nuclear fusion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanism
gptkbp:involves conversion of gravitational potential energy to thermal energy
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
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:gravitational_contraction_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6