Stellar atmosphere

16 Março 2020, 13:00 • Israel Matute Troncoso

The following topics were introduced and discussed during this lecture

  • Basic stellar structure

  • Radiation field

    • Specific intensity

    • Mean intensity

    • Specific radiative flux

    • Radiation pressure

  • Stellar Opacity

    • Different temperature definitions 

    • Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium (LTE)

      • Example of LTE