Ay101: Physics of Stars
Fall 2019
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Lectures:
I. Physical properties of stars
II. Equilibrium and timescales
III. Equations of stellar structure
IIIb. Convection
IV. Energy generation and opacity
V. Homology and the main sequence
VI. Equations of state
VI. Equations of state, continued
VII. Helioseismology
VIII. Pulsating stars
IX. Nuclear reactions
X. Abundance of elements
XI. Supernovae and neutron stars
XII. Stellar evolution
XIII. Binary Stars
XIV. Stellar atmospheres
Problem Sets:
Problem Set 1
, due Monday, October 14, 5:00 pm;
solutions
;
Problem 4
Problem Set 2
, due Monday, October 28, 5:00 pm;
solutions
;
Problem 3
Problem Set 3
, due Monday, November 11, 5:00 pm;
solutions
Problem Set 4
, due Monday, November 25, 5:00 pm;
solutions
Problem 4, tarball
or
Problem 4, zipped folder
Problem Set 5
, due Monday, December 9, 5:00 pm;
solutions
Problem 3
,
solspec.txt
,
growth.txt
Final Exam:
Final Exam
, due Friday, December 13, 5:00 pm
MESA Resources:
MESA Webpage
MESA SDK
Useful Links for the Stellar Model:
Shooting to a Fitting Point
Numerical Recipes
OPAL Opacities
Opacity Project (OP)
OPServer
Low-Temperature Opacities
(i.e., for molecules)
Solar abundances: Asplund et al. 2009, ARA&A, 47, 481
Comparison models in the literature
General Purpose:
Introduction to neutron stars
Neutron Star Structure and the Equation of State
The Nuclear Equation of State and Neutron Star Masses
Helioseismology review paper
Table of Isotopes
Full-Network Repository of Updated Isotopic Tables & Yields (FRUITY)
NIST Atomic Spectral Database
Characteristics of Stellar Spectral Types
Model Stellar Atmospheres
(Kurucz)
Model Stellar Atmospheres
(PHOENIX code)
Solar Granulation
Big Bear Solar Observatory
Yonsei-Yale Model Isochrones
Visualization of Non-Radial Stellar Pulsation Modes 1
Visualization of Non-Radial Stellar Pulsation Modes 2
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