Code
Φ-536
Level
Graduate
Category
B
Teacher
V. Charmandaris
ECTS
5
Hours
4
Semester
Spring
Display
No
Offered
No
Teacher Webpage
Goal of the course
The course is for graduate students with the apporpriate background. The basic purpose of the course is a detailed presentation of the physics of the stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis.
Syllabus
Introduction to different types of stars, HR diagram
Stellar structure: hydrostatic equilibrium (types of pressure), energy transport through radiation and advection
Nucleosynthesis: p-p chain, CNO cycle, 3α process, s-process, r-process
Stellar Evolution: stellar evolution phases, energy production and stellar structure in different phases
Basic elements of stellar atmospheres
Exotic stages of stellar evolution: Wolf-Rayett stars, Luminous blue variables, Blue stragglers
Final stages of stellar evolution: supernovae, planetary nebulae
Stellar remnants: white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes
Binary system evolution
Observational study of stellar evolution and structure: binary systems, gaia, asteroseismology
Project (computational or literature)
Bibliography
Clayton, Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis
Iben, Stellar Evolution Physics
Lecture notes
Iben, Stellar Evolution Physics
Lecture notes
