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
Teaching methods and learning activities
blackboard
References, bibliography, and recommended reading
Astrophysics for physicists, Arnab Rai Choudhuri, Cambridge University Press, 2010
Other information
Contacts
Alain Jorissen. Plaine N4.108
Evaluation
Method(s) of evaluation
- Oral examination
Oral examination
Oral exam
Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)
100% oral exam