ASTR321 STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS
| Course Code: |
8640321 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Astrophysics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
| Prerequisite: |
Set 1: 2300202
Set 2: 8640300 |
| One of the sets above should be completed before taking
ASTR321 STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS. |
Course Content
Newton,s Law of Gravitation & Keplerian Motion, Binary Stellar Systems, Blackbody Radiation and General Radiation Laws, Discrete Spectra of stars and Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, Doppler Effect, Spectral Classification of stars, Boltzmann and Saha Equations, Stellar Atmospheres (Stellar Opacity, Eddington Approximation), Radiative Transfer Equations and Einstein Relations, Internal Structure of stars (Hydrostatic Equilibrium), Energy Production in stars (Kelvin-Helmholtz Mechanism, Thermonuclear Reactions, Neutrinos) and Energy Transport, Stellar Evolution in Sun-like, Low-mass, and High-mass stars (Birth inside Interstellar Clouds mentioning Jean,s Limit and Death of stars), Supernova Explosions, Remnants of stars: Supernova Remnants and Compact Objects (Brown Dwarfs, White Dwarfs with an explanation to Nova Explosions, Neutron Stars, Black Holes), Binary Systems of Compact Objects mentioning the Gravitational Wave Detection of Compact Binaries.
