New: Recording of our Lecture 10 is here: https://youtu.be/kaVqsGRmX7c
New: Recording of our Handson 9 is here: https://youtu.be/F2PTz5kvC_o
This course will cover the physical concepts of stellar structure - going from the core where the energy is generated, to the outermost layers (atmospheres) where that same energy is being radiated away and ultimately captured by our telescopes. We will also study the Sun, as a special case of star that can be observed with a very high spatial and temporal resolution and thus help us understand how stars in general function.
Exercises: Fr 16-18 Seminar Room II/III or via Zoom (when needed or when we are working on computational topics)
Dina Prialnik, An Introduction to the Theory of Stellar Structure and Evolution, 2009, Cambridge University Press
Michael Stix, The Sun: an Introduction, 2002, Springer
16/04 - Lecture 01: Introduction to stellar physics and history of solar and stellar studies
19/04 - Handson 01: Python and data visualization
23/04 - Lecture 02: Concepts of stellar luminosity and color. Main equations of stellar structure and evolution. Timescales of stellar processes.
26/04 - Handson 02: Calculational exercises on the equations of stellar structure.
28/05 - Lecture 06: Radiation transport
18/06 - Lecture 09: Stellar Atmospheres
21/06 - Handson 09: Numerical calculation of stellar spectra, recording here https://youtu.be/F2PTz5kvC_o
25/06 - Lecture 10: The Sun (online) https://youtu.be/kaVqsGRmX7c
29/06 - Handson 10: No exercise
02/07 - Lecture 11: Helioseismology
05/07 - Handson 11: Various Problems