Stars and Stellar Evolution
K.S. de Boer
WS06/07: Friday 9:15-11:++ .
Hörsal 0.03, AIfA
The class deals with the basic topics of stars and their evolution.
Specific topics covered are:
- Radiation transport and physics of stellar atmospheres
- Continuous and absorption line spectra
- Stellar structure and physics of stellar interiors
- Processes of nuclear fusion
- Starformation
- Pre main-sequence stars
- Stellar evolution and post main-sequence stadia
- Stellar pulsation, Asteroseismology
- Degenerate stars and supernovae
- Binaries
- Stellar mass function
- Stars and effects on their environment
Literature:
= Carroll B.W., Ostlie D.A., Modern Astrophysics; ISBN 0-201-54730-9
= Böhm-Vitense E., Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics, Vol. 1,2,3;
ISBN 0-521-34869-2, 0-521-34870-6, 0-521-34871-4
= Kippenhahn R., Weigert A., Stellar Structure and Evolution; ISBN 0-387-50211-4
There is a full write-up in english (~300 pages)
Exercises
Exercises will be provided.
----> Exercise sessions:
Wed. 16-17, room 0.03 and
Th. 9:00-10, room 3.19 (3rd floor)
Excercises:
ex-c01.pdf
ex-c02.pdf
ex-c03.pdf
ex-c04.pdf
ex-c07.pdf
ex-c101.pdf
ex-c102.pdf
ex-c103.pdf
Masterstudents take at the end of the class the oral exam.
To fulfill ECTS requirements (Diplomastudents)
the exercises have to be performed satisfactory
and a 15-20 min exam has to be passed.
Interesting further Links:
Tel. +49-228-733656/ 733655 (Fax. +49-228-733672)
e-mail: deboer @ astro.uni-bonn.de
You may refer back to:
Abt. Sternwarte,
Argelander Institut für Astronomie der Univ. Bonn,
Fachgruppe Physik-Astronomie
Classes: Interstellar Medium
Astrophysics of Galaxies
Last update: 2006.12.16
