ASTR 8200 - Astrophysics II: Stellar Astrophysics

3 Credits (3 Contact Hours)

Physical and observational parameterization of stars, statistical mechanics and equations of state applied to stellar interiors, stellar energy transport mechanisms, nuclear reactions in astrophysics, construction of stellar models, adiabatic stellar pulsations, stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, degenerate stars, and supernovae. Preq: Consent of instructor.