ASTR507 STELLAR INTERIORS
| Course Code: |
8640507 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Astrophysics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The viral theorem and some consequences; equilibrium of a star; energy transfer mechanisms in star; equation of state for stellar material; nuclear reactions in stellar interiors; polytopic gas spheres; stability of convection; structure of white dwarfs.
