In astrophysics and physical cosmology the mass-to-light ratio, normally designated with the Greek letter upsilon, ϒ, is the quotient between the total mass of a spatial volume (typically on the scales of a galaxy or a cluster) and its luminosity. These ratios are often reported using the value calculated for the Sun as a baseline ratio which is a constant ϒ☉ = 5133 kg/W: equal to the solar mass M☉ divided by the solar luminosity L☉, M☉/L☉. The mass-to-light ratios of galaxies and clusters are all much greater than ϒ☉ due in part to the fact that most of the matter in these objects does not reside within stars and observations suggest that a large fraction is present in the form of dark matter. Luminosities are obtained from photometric observations, correcting the observed brightness of the object for the distance dimming and extinction effects. In general, unless a complete spectrum of the radiation emitted by the object is obtained, a model must be extrapolated through either power law or blackbody fits. The luminosity thus obtained is known as the bolometric luminosity. Masses are often calculated from the dynamics of the virialized system or from gravitational lensing. Typical mass-to-light ratios for galaxies range from 2 to 10 ϒ☉ while on the largest scales, the mass to light ratio of the observable universe is approximately 100 ϒ☉, in concordance with the current best fit cosmological model. (Wikipedia).
Teach Astronomy - Cosmic Mass to Light Ratio
http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Another way to look at the mass density of the universe is in terms of the cosmic mass to light ratio. Mass to light ratio is defined as the ratio of the mass, in solar units, to the luminosity, in solar units, so for the Sun by definition M over L is one.
From playlist 23. The Big Bang, Inflation, and General Cosmology 2
Teach Astronomy - Mass to Light Ratio
http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Astronomers characterize galaxies by their mass to light ratio or mass to luminosity ratio. This is given in units of the Sun's mass and luminosity where by definition the Sun has M divided by L of one. Galaxies however are composite stellar systems consist
From playlist 19. Galaxies 2
http://www.teachastronomy.com/ The mass to light ratio of a galaxy is a good way of characterizing its mean age. We can see this with examples from individual stars. A star a hundred times the mass of the Sun, a short-lived, hot, luminous, blue star, has a mass to light ratio of ten to t
From playlist 19. Galaxies 2
why is the speed of light a precise value?
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From playlist Nature of Light
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The mass energy equivalence.
From playlist Physics - Special Relativity
Special Relativity E1 Relationship between Mass and Energy
The mass energy equivalence.
From playlist Physics - Special Relativity
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Do you know the difference between Mass and Weight? Watch this video to understand the concepts of mass and weight! To get access to the entire course based on Gravitation, visit our website here: https://infinitylearn.com/microcourses?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=Soical&utm_campaign=DM
From playlist Physics
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The mass energy equivalence.
From playlist Physics - Special Relativity
Physics - Mechanics: Gravity (8 of 20) Determine The Density Of Earth
Visit http://ilectureonline.com for more math and science lectures! In this video I will calculate the density of the Earth.
From playlist PHYSICS 18 GRAVITY
Numerical relativity: Survey of results by Harald Pfeiffer
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Welcome to Astronomy: Exploring Time and Space, a course from Professor Impey, a University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona. Learn about the foundations of astronomy in this free online course here on YouTube. This video is part of module 9, Galaxies. Wan
From playlist Introductory Astronomy Module 9: Galaxies
Time invariance of total stellar mass-cluster mass relation by Yen-Ting Lin
Program Cosmology - The Next Decade ORGANIZERS : Rishi Khatri, Subha Majumdar and Aseem Paranjape DATE : 03 January 2019 to 25 January 2019 VENUE : Ramanujan Lecture Hall, ICTS Bangalore The great observational progress in cosmology has revealed some very intriguing puzzles, the most i
From playlist Cosmology - The Next Decade
Mass to Light Ratio - Sixty Symbols
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From playlist Lecture Collection | Introduction to Robotics
Gravitational wave astronomy using supermassive black holes (Lecture 3) by Antoine Klein
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From playlist Astrophysics of Supermassive Black Holes 2019
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From playlist HUNTING SUSY @ HL-LHC (ONLINE) 2021
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