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| SPAT0004-1 | Stellar structure and stellar evolution
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| Duration : | 40h Th, 40h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Arlette Noels‑Grötsch |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | Stellar global properties are presented and the equations governing their internal structure and their evolution are discussed.
A special emphasis is given to the nuclear rections, the equation of state and the opacity.
The different phases of stellar evolution are briefly described. |
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| Course objective : | Connaître les conditions physiques régnant à l'intérieur des étoiles et faire le lien avec les différents domaines de la Physique. |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic notions of fluid mechanics, spectroscopy, nuclear physics and statistical physics. |
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| Organization : | Three hour sessions are organized during the second semester. The exam is a short presentation of a personal work on a topic discussed during the course and chosen by the student. |
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| Written notes : | A syllabus is available. All the ppt data sets are accessible online. |
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| Assessment : | Each student chooses a topic discussed during the course and presents it in about 20 minutes. The other parts of the course are subject to short additional questions. |
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| Contacts : | Professeur Arlette Noels-Grotsch
Institut d'Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Bât. B5c, 4000 Liège 1 (Sart Tilman).
Arlette.Noels@ulg.ac.be |
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