ASTRO 6560

Theory of Stellar Structure and Evolution

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2022-2023.

Intended to provide a systematic development of stellar astrophysics, both theory and observations. Topics include: hydrostatic equilibrium, equation of state, radiation transfer and atmospheres, convection and stellar turbulence, nuclear burning and nucleosynthesis, solar neutrinos, star formation, pre-main sequence stars, brown dwarfs, end states of stellar evolution (white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes), supernovae, interacting binary stars, stellar rotation and magnetic fields, stellar pulsations, winds and outflows.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: physics at the advanced undergraduate-level.

Comments No astronomy background required, but is helpful.

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