If the temperature of the Sun rises from T1 = 5600 K to T2 = 6600 K, the luminosity will increase by what factor? L2 T2^4 6600^4 6600 4 ---- = ------ = ---------- = ( ---- ) L1 T1^4 5600^4 5600 = 1.9 so the luminosity increases by roughly 90 percent ... or almost doubles.