Observations: The properties of stars
Basic Equations of Stellar Structure: Hydrostatic equilibrium, Energy
conservation, Energy Transport, Radiation, Convection
Equations of State:
Ideal gas
Photons gas
Saha equation
Degenerate gas: White dwarf and the Chandrasekhar limit
Energy Sources - nuclear energy:
pp cycle,
CNO cycle,
Other nuclear burning,
Neutrinos,
Limits on the masses of stars: Brown Dwarfs
Stellar Homology: mass-luminosity, mass-radius relations, stellar thermostat
The complete problem and boundary conditions
Polytropic equations of states and polytropes
Main sequence and Post main sequence evolution
End states of stars : Supernovae, SN 1987A, Neutron stars and
pulsars
Stellar Structure and Evolution, P404/P611, Dr. Fuller