Q: What is the total luminosity of this binary star? Express in terms of the solar luminosity, 3.8 x 10^(26) W L = 4 pi RA^2 * sigma * TA^4 + 4 pi RB^2 * sigma * TB^4 = 4 pi (9.04 x 10^(8) m)^2 * 5.67 x 10^(-8) J/K * (5810 K)^4 + 4 pi (5.56 x 10^(8) m)^2 * 5.67 x 10^(-8) J/K * (5030 K)^4 = 6.63 x 10^(26) W + 1.41 x 10^(26) W = 8.04 x 10^(26) W = 1.7 L(solar) + 0.37 L(solar) = 2.1 L(solar)