Contents -- Lives and Deaths of Stars

• Introduction
• Stellar Evolution
  • Mass Dependence
  • The Basic Scheme
    1. Stage 1: Giant Molecular Cloud
    2. Stage 2: Protostar
    3. Stage 3: T-Tauri
    4. Stage 4: Main Sequence
    5. Stage 5: Subgiant, Red Giant, Supergiant
    6. Stage 6: Core fusion
    7. Stage 7: Red Giant or Supergiant
    8. Stage 8: Planetary Nebula or Supernova
    9. Stage 9: Core Remnant
  • Stellar Nucleosynthesis
  • Review Questions
  • Confirmation of Stellar Evolution Models
  • Finding the Ages of Clusters
  • Review Questions
• Stellar Remnants
  • Degenerate matter
    1. Strongly resist compression.
    2. Pressure only depends on speed of degenerate particles NOT the temperature.
    3. Larger mass means more compression---smaller object!
  • White Dwarfs
  • Novae and Supernovae Type Ia
    • Type Ia vs Ib, Ic, and II
  • Neutron Stars
  • Pulsars
    1. Lighthouse Model
    2. Energy from Spin
    3. Spin Glitch
  • Black Holes
    1. Ultra-strong Gravity
  • General Relativity
  • Detecting Black Holes
    1. Mass of Companion in Binary
    2. X-rays from Accretion Disk
  • Review Questions

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