Stellar-opacity calculations. I. Lecture 2

Conference · Mon Mar 14 00:00:00 EST 1983

OSTI ID:6159160

Cox, A N

In this study of stellar structure, evolution, stability, and pulsation or explosion, there are three very vital pieces of physical information needed. We assume the composition is known from observations of assumption. To construct a model of a star we then need to know the nuclear generation rates which give the luminosity the star emits, the pressure and energy equation of state which determines the flow of radiation through the star. It is the equation of state and opacity that we will be discussing in the next two lectures.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6159160
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-83-782; CONF-830337-2; ON: DE83009995
• Resource Relation: Conference: Swiss Society of Astrophysics and Astronomy conference, Saas Fee, Switzerland, 21 Mar 1983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
STAR MODELS
ENERGY TRANSFER
EQUATIONS OF STATE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
STAR EVOLUTION
TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS
EQUATIONS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
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