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Kelvin timescale
subject			fact

Kelvin timescale	has value (gravitational binding energy) / luminosity
	see also nuclear time scale
	has definition The time it takes a star to contract gravitationally from infinite radius down to its present radius by radiating its thermal energy.
	is a kind of time
time	has unit time unit

Kinds of Kelvin timescale :

• Sun Kelvin timescale (3 facts) - The time it takes the Sun to contract gravitationally from infinite radius down to its present radius by radiating its thermal energy.