![]() Nucleosynthesis (Reaction cross sections, Gamow peak, nuclear reaction rates, proton-proton chain, CNO cycle, triple alpha). ![]() ![]() Stellar structure: virial theorem, gravitational contraction, luminosity and temperature equation (radiative).Gray approximation, Rossland approximation, Rossland vs Planck opacities, Eddington approximation, introduction to stellar structure (mass continuity and hydrostatic equilibrium equations).Radiative Processes in Astrophysics, Rybicki & Lightman.Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics, Erika Bohm-Vitense.An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, Carroll & Ostlie.Einstein coefficients, scattering, plane-parallel approximation, radiative equilibrium.Emission and absorption, opacity, radiative transfer equation, Kirchhoff laws.Preliminaries: parallax, magnitudes, spectral sequence, HR diagram. Lectures for the course Selected Topics in Astrophysics, a graduate course at CSUN. Selected Topics in Astrophysics - PHYS 601
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