M44011 - Semester 1/2014 - The Sun and Stars

Part I: Stars and Supernovae (Lectures 1-12)

[Part II: The Sun (Lectures 13-24) by Sergiy Shelyag]

Lecture 1: Equation of State of Stellar Gas

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 4.1, 8.1, 13, 15, 16
Optional: 14 (ionization)

Lecture Notes;

Lecture 2: Stellar Structure

Refs: 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 Notes; Homework (due March 13)

Lecture 3: Stellar Stability - Part I

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Section 6
Optional: 7

Lecture Notes;

Lecture 4: Stellar Stabiity - Part II

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 6

Other matrials (optional): coffee glass, coffee (hot), sugar, cream
black tea may be an alternative.

Lecture Notes; Homework (due March 20)

Lecture 5: Stellar Structure and Polytropes

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 19.1-19.10

Lecture Notes;

Lecture 6: Nuclear Reactions

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

Lecture Notes; Homework (due March 27)

Lecture 7: Nuclear Burning Phases in Stars

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

Lecture Notes;

Lecture 8: Evolution of Massive Stars

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 31.1-32.2, 31.5, 33.1-33.2
Optional: 31.3-31.4

Lecture Notes; Homework (due April 3)

Lecture 9: Supernovae

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Section 34

Lecture 10: Evolution of Low- and Intermediate-Mass Stars

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 33.3, 33.4

Lecture Notes; Homework (due April 10)

Lecture 11: Evolution of the Sun

Refs: Kippenhahn & Weigert (1990), Sections 29

Lecture Notes;

Lecture 12: Neutron Stars

Physics colloquium by Bennett Link Lecture Notes (relevant for final).

Alexander Heger
Tuesday, 13-May-2014 20:41:26 AEST