luminous mass Comparison Table

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luminous mass comparison table

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mass quantity The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.

luminous mass mass The mass contributed by luminous matter in galaxies (see missing mass). Luminous mass density, 5 × 10^-32 g cm^-3 for H₀ = 50 km s^-1 Mpc^-1.

Subject	is an instance of	is a kind of	has definition
mass		quantity	The measure of the inertia of an object, determined by observing the acceleration when a known force is applied. The gravitational force acting on an object is found to be proportional to its mass, as is the gravitational force that it exerts on other objects.
luminous mass	mass		The mass contributed by luminous matter in galaxies (see missing mass). Luminous mass density, 5 × 10^-32 g cm^-3 for H₀ = 50 km s^-1 Mpc^-1.

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