STELLAR INTERIORS AND EVOLUTION

ASTRON 715

Course Description

Physical principles, equilibrium of gaseous spheres, energy transport, energy generation, nucleosynthesis, main sequence red giant and electron degenerate stars. Advanced topics such as origins of stellar variability, binary star evolution, star formation, supernovae explosions, evolution with mass loss.

Prerequisties

Graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.36

-5.48% from Historical

Completion Rate

100%

1.19% from Historical

A Rate

27.27%

-40.56% from Historical

Class Size

3.53% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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