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Does the mass-luminosity relation work for brown dwarfs?
There is a mass-luminosity relationship of the form $L \propto M^a$, where $a = 3.5$, that is is applicable to main-sequence stars. Is there a similar relationship that holds for brown dwarfs?
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Is there a relation between mass, radius, and luminosity in deuterium-burning brown dwarfs?
I'm a worldbuilder and my setting has a lot of brown dwarfs.
While I'm trying to keep my setting as science-compliant as possible, I can't seem to find any resources for brown dwarfs like there are ...