AST 471 - Astrophysics

Institution:

University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Description:

An advanced introductory course. Radiation: black-body theory, radiative transfer, spectral line formation, Einstein coefficients, Voigt profiles, Boltzmann-Saha theory, line broadening. Stellar structure: hydrostatic equilibrium, polytropes, pointconvective and numerical stellar models. Stellar evolution: star formation, Jeans mass, fragmentation, pre-main, main and post-main sequence stars, white dwarfs, super novae, neutron stars, black holes. Astrodynamics: Lagrange's equations of planetary motion, binary star orbits, eclipsing systems. Prerequisites: AST 371, PH 301. Fall.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uah.edu

Phone Number:

(256) 824-6120

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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