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Why does a blue star and red star able to have the same luminosity??

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If a reddish and a bluish star have the same luminosity, then the reddish star must be larger than the bluish star. This is again due to the Stefan-Boltzmann law; since the cooler, red star must have more surface area than a hot blue star to produce the same luminosity.

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