Course teacher(s)
Alain JORISSEN (Coordinator)ECTS credits
5
Language(s) of instruction
english
Course content
Methods for deriving fundamental stellar parameters (mass- radius - luminosity). Equations of state. Equations of stellar structure.
Application to white dwarf stars
Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)
To master the equations of stellar structure, pre-requesite for the course on stellar evolution
Prerequisites and Corequisites
Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis
Teaching methods and learning activities
blackboard
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Walter J. Maciel, Introduction to Stellar Structure, Springer, 2016 (available on-line)
Bradley W. Carroll, Dale A. Ostlie, An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics (especially chapters 9 & 10, and Appendix H with the stellar-structure code), Addison-Wesley, 1996 [available on line]
Other information
Contacts
Alain Jorissen. Plaine N4.108
Campus
Plaine
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Project
- Oral examination
Project
Oral examination
- Open book examination
- Open question with long development
Oral exam (project presentation on stellar structure code OR open questions)
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
100% oral exam: either open questions or project presentation (stellar structure code)
Language(s) of evaluation
- english
- (if applicable french )