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AST 341 Fall 2024

  • AST 341

Thermodynamics

  • Thermodynamics and the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution
  • Degenerate Electrons
  • EOS regimes

Nuclear Reactions

  • p-p chain vs. CNO
  • Integration Example

Stellar Models

  • Lane-Emden polytrope equation
  • C++ polytrope implementation
  • Exploring MESA models

Massive Stars

  • Nuclear statistical equilibrium
  • Neutron star structure

Homeworks

  • Homework #1 stellar model
  • Homework #2
  • Homework #4 helium burning
  • Homework #6 ignition curves
  • Models for Homework 7
  • Homework #7 MESA models
  • Homework #9: equipotentials
  • Repository
  • Open issue

Index

By Michael Zingale

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