PHYS50743

Prerequisites: PHYS 30313, PHYS 30493 and MATH 30524 all with a C- or better, or graduate standing and PHYS 60323, or permission of instructor. This course explores how stars emit light and how astronomers interpret observations of them, including the processes that affect the spectral energy distribution of the light as it travels from the cores of stars, through the atmosphere of stars, and through the intervening medium. This course includes topics on radiative transfer, stellar interiors, stellar atmospheres, and stellar evolution.