Module code: SPA5307
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2
Contact: Dr Heli Johanna Hietala
"Stars are a vital building block in the Universe: forming out of interstellar gas and dust, and themselves being a major component of galaxies. They are also vital for providing the nuclear reactions that create the elements from which planets and even ourselves are formed. This course describes how the fundamental properties of stars are related to observations. Temperatures and densities in the centre of stars reach values that are unattainable in the laboratory. Yet the application of basic physical principles can help us determine much about the internal structure and evolution of stars, from their formation to their ultimate end states in such exotic and spectacular objects as white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes."
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 80.0% Examination, 20.0% Coursework
Level: 5
