ASP4000 - Semester 1/2017 - Stars

Lectures 1-3: Equation of State of Stellar Gas

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 4.1-4.3, 8.1, 13, 15, 16
  Optional: 14 (ionization)
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 4.1, 8.1, 13, 15, 16
  Optional: 14 (ionization)

Lecture 1 Notes; Lecture 2 Notes; Lecture 3 Notes; Homework (due March 6).

Lecture 4: Stellar Structure

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 1, 2.1-2.5, 2.7, 3, 4.2-4.4, 5
  Summary: 10
  Optional: 11-12 (numerical solutions)
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 1, 2.1-2.5, 2.7, 3, 4.2-4.4, 5
  Summary: 9
  Optional: 10-12 (numerical solutions)

Lecture 4 Notes; Homework (due March 13).

Lectures 5-6: Stellar Stability

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Section 6
  Optional: 7 (convection)
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Section 6
  Optional: 7 (convection)

Lecture 5 Notes; Lecture 6 Notes.

Materials (optional): coffee glass, coffee (hot), sugar, cream for Lecture 6
black tea may be an alternative.

Lectures 7-8: Stellar Structure and Polytropes

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 19.1-19.10
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 19.1-19.10

Lecture 7 and 8 Notes; Homework (due March 22).

Lecture 9: Nuclear Reactions

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 8.2, 18.1, 18.5, 18.6
  Optional: 18.2-18.4
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 8.2, 18.1, 18.5, 18.6
  Optional: 18.2-18.4

HW3 due date has been pushed back by 2 days, to March 22, due to Summer weather.

Lecture 9 and 10 Notes. Worksheet 1.

Lectures 10-11: Nuclear Burning Phases in Stars

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 8.2, 18.1, 18.5, 18.6
  Optional: 18.2-18.4
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 8.2, 18.1, 18.5, 18.6
  Optional: 18.2-18.4

Lecture 11 Notes; Homework (due March 27);

Lectures 12-14: Core Collapse Supernovae

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Section 36
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Section 34

HW4 due date has been pushed back by 2 days, to March 29, due to Summer weather.

Lecture 12 Notes; Lecture 13 Notes; Lecture 14 Notes; Lecture 15 Notes; Homework (due April 7).

Lecture 15: Intermediate-Mass Stars

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 31, 34
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 33.3, 33.4

Lecture 16 Notes;

Lecture 16: Low-Mass Stars

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 32, 34
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 33.3, 33.4

Lecture 17: Evolution of the Sun

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Sections 29, 30, 33, 34
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 29

Lecture 17 Notes (low-mass stars and sun);

Lecture 18: Wolf Rayet Stars, First Stars

Refs:

• Kippenhahn, Weigert, & Weiss (2012), Section 36
• Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Section 34

Lecture 18 Notes; Review Notes.

Final

TBD

Alexander Heger