KnowraMain sequenceLinked fromLinked fromThe 43 pages that link to Main sequence, each with the reason it gives.All 43Broader topic 9Related 21Narrower topic 7Compared with 6Stellar evolutionBroader topic: Core hydrogen fusion defines the longest, most stable phase of stellar evolution.Hertzsprung–Russell diagramBroader topic: Core hydrogen fusion produces the prominent diagonal band in the diagram.Absolute magnitudeBroader topic: Main-sequence stars are classified and compared using their absolute magnitudes.Stellar luminosityBroader topic: Main-sequence luminosity varies systematically with stellar mass.Color–magnitude diagramBroader topic: It forms the diagram’s dominant sequence for hydrogen-burning stars.Mass–luminosity relationBroader topic: The commonly cited mass–luminosity relation applies most cleanly to these stars.Henry Norris RussellBroader topic: Russell’s diagram made this dominant stellar population visible as a distinct sequence.Ejnar HertzsprungBroader topic: Its distinction from giant stars grew out of Hertzsprung’s luminosity comparisons.Stellar astronomyBroader topic: Most stars spend the longest part of their lives in this stable phase.