PHYS 3180 - Stars
(3 Credits)

This course is an application of physics to the structure of stars, their formation and evolution; theoretical models and observations; comparisons of main sequence stars like our Sun, binary star systems, post-main sequence evolution, and the final stages of stellar evolution such as the formation of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. Prerequisite: PHYS 1070 or PHYS 1071 (016.107) (C).