Astronomy 404
Lecture 11, Sept. 17 Fall 2021

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Ideal Gases: Microscopic vs Macroscopic Pictures

  • simulation of gas particles
  • equation of state
  • energy density

The Virial Theorem

  • derivation from hydrostatic equilibrium
  • application I: mean stellar temperature
  • application II: total stellar energy
laboratory plasma

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Brian D. Fields