ASTRON 1120 - STARS; STELLAR STRUCT & EVOLT

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Topics covered include: stellar properties (mass, radius, luminosity, temperature); deductions from binary stars; the sun; the HR diagram; stellar atmospheres and interiors; stars in hydrostatic and thermal equilibrium; equations of state for a perfect gas and for degenerate matter; energy generation and nuclear fusion reactions; opacities; life histories of stars according to mass; star formation; main sequence stars; red giants; white dwarfs; red supergiants; supernovae; neutron stars (pulsars); black holes; evolution of binary systems; results from clusters.
Academic Career: UGRD
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ASTRON 0113 and MATH 0240 and (MATH 1270 or MATH 0290 or MATH 0250); CREQ: PHYS 0477 or 0479

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