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Stjärnornas struktur och utveckling |
Stellar Structure and Evolution |
Ekvationer för stjärnor i jämvikt. Termonukleära reaktioner. Tillståndsekvationens olika zoner. Teorier för stjärnutveckling. Teorin för grundämnesbildning under olika faser av stjärnornas utveckling. T Tauri-stjärnor. Vita dvärgar, supernovor, neutronstjärnor, pulsarer och svarta hål.
Equations of stellar equilibrium. Thermonuclear reactions. Zones of the equation of state. Theories of stellar evolution. Theories for creation of chemical elements in different phases of stellar evolution. Pre-main sequence evolution. White dwarfs, supernovae, neutron stars, pulsars and black holes.
N.B.: Lectures and tutorials will be in English.
Question sheets
Several sets of optional questions will be distributed
to help you review the course material. Answers that
are turned in on time will be corrected and given bonus
points. Altogether they will count for a maximum bonus of 15%
on the final exam.
Computer lab and written lab report
Due date: October 9 at 10:15
Above and beyond the call of duty
Depending on student interest (and the tutor's time!),
there may be extra
questions for students who want to try more challenging or
open-ended problems. They carry no extra points for the exam.
Here is the first
specially advertised extra problem.
All attempts and even partial
solutions are welcome to be turned in
during the first tutorial on Thursday, September 11.
Oral presentation (15 minutes)
and essay (at least 2 pages)
Dates: October 28 & 30 at 13:15
| Date | Room | Class | To read |
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| Aug. 28 | 63416 | Lecture 1 | DP 1, 2.1, 3 |
| Sep. 4 | 63416 | Lecture 2 | DP 2 |
| Sep. 11 | 13167 | Lecture 3, tutorial 1 | DP 6.5-6.6, 4.1-4.2, 3.7 again |
| Sep. 18 | 13167 | Lecture 4, tutorial 2 | DP 4.3-4.10, 2.8 |
| Sep. 25 | 11167 | Lecture 5, tutorial 3 | DP 5; for the lab, HK 2.2 & App. C |
| Oct. 2 | 13167 | Lecture 6, tutorial 4 | DP 6-7 |
| Oct. 9 | 12167 | Lecture 7, tutorial 5 | DP 8.1-8.3; lab report due |
| Oct. 16 | 13167 | Lecture 8 | DP 8.4-8.8 |
| Oct. 23, 9:00-12:00 | 2002 | Guest lectures | DP 4 (again) |
| Oct. 24 | 13167 | Lecture 9 | DP 8.9-8.10, 9 |
| Oct. 28, 13:15 | 13167 | Presentations, 1 | |
| Oct. 30 | 13167 | Lecture 10 | BV 18; DP 10; handouts |
| Oct. 30, 13:15 | 13167 | Presentations, 2 | |
| Nov. 6 | 13167 | Lecture 11 | The gas-star cycle & history of the chemical elements |
| Nov. 7 | Final exam |
The "To read" column in the table above refers to chapter sections in the books by Prialnik (DP), Böhm-Vitense (BV), and Hansen & Kawaler (HK). They are listed in the literature section below.
Dina Prialnik,
An Introduction to the Theory of Stellar Structure and
Evolution, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
This is the main course book.
The
figures from the book are available on-line.
The book
has been ordered from Studentbokhandeln;
you can order it on-line or from the Ångström
reception. You may want to check other
booksellers listed on this University Web page or
compare prices, for example,
at
pricerunner.com.
Photocopies of additional material, to be distributed during the course. Be sure to read these carefully.
C. J. Hansen and
S. D. Kawaler,
Stellar Interiors: Physical Principles, Structure, and
Evolution, Springer-Verlag, 1995.
Chapter 2.2 and Appendix C will be used for the computer
exercises.
Erika Böhm-Vitense,
Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics, Vol. 3:
Stellar Structure and Evolution,
Cambridge University Press, 1992.
Here is a list of
links that might help when you do the problem sets and lab.
It includes a note about the
gas constant.
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Bengt Edvardsson | (tel. 471-5983, Bengt.Edvardsson@astro.uu.se) |
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Michelle Mizuno | (tel. 471-5992, Michelle.Mizuno@astro.uu.se) |
