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It's a logarithmic scale. The 0.73 value is not a linear scaling but a value given by Sagan's proposed interpolating/extrapolating function: K = (log10(P) - 6
by nmeagent 4y ago
It's a logarithmic scale. The 0.73 value is not a linear scaling but a value given by Sagan's proposed interpolating/extrapolating function:
K = (log10(P) - 6) / 10, where P is power in Watts.
20 TW = 2e13 W -> K = (log10(2e13) - 6) / 10 = ~(13.3 - 6) / 10 = ~0.73
- moloch-hai 4y agoThat is a very flattering way to formulate it.