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Vogt-Russell theorem
If the values of temperature, density, and chemical composition govern the pressure, opacity, and rate of energy generation in a star, then mass and chemical composition are sufficient to describe the structure of the star. The mass-radius relation and mass-luminosity relation follow from this theorem. Named after the German astronomer Heinrich Vogt (1890–1968) and Henry Russell.
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