A2 · Stellar structure
A 24-module path through a2 · stellar structure, in study order from foundations to the frontier.
Modules
- Hydrostatic Equilibrium in Stars
- Equations of Stellar Structure
- Mass Continuity Equation
- Equation of State for Stellar Matter
- Radiation Pressure in Stellar Interiors
- Energy Generation Equation
- Opacity and Radiative Transfer in Stars
- Radiative Temperature Gradient
- Convective Energy Transport
- Schwarzschild and Ledoux Criteria for Convection
- Mixing-Length Theory
- Adiabatic Temperature Gradient
- Virial Theorem for Stars
- Negative Heat Capacity of Stars
- Kelvin-Helmholtz Timescale
- Polytropic Models of Stars
- Lane-Emden Equation
- Eddington Luminosity
- Mass-Luminosity Relation
- Homology Relations for Stars
- Eddington Standard Model
- Vogt-Russell Theorem
- Boundary Conditions for Stellar Models
- Energy Transport by Conduction