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The Balmer discontinuities of main sequence stars. Comparison with theory

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We study the relation between the magnitude of the Balmer discontinuity and the effective temperature of main sequence stars. We show that the observed Balmer discontinuities exhibit a systematic divergence from the theoretical discontinuities obtained using the Kurucz models. We discuss the possible reasons for this discrepancy.

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  1. N. A. Sokolov
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Translated fromAstrofizika, Vol. 38, No. 3, 1995.

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Sokolov, N.A., Ruban, E.V. The Balmer discontinuities of main sequence stars. Comparison with theory. Astrophysics 38, 183–188 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02048594

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