Astronomy 404
Lecture 19, Oct. 6 Fall 2021

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Radiative Energy Transport

  • photon scattering: random walk
  • solar photosphere
  • radiative heat transfer
  • transport equation and temperature gradient

The Equations of Stellar Structure

  • equations collected
  • challenges to solutions
the Sun un ultraviolet light:  solar photosphere

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Brian D. Fields