Max Planck
Astronomy 404
Lecture 22, Oct. 16 Fall 2019

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Core Hydrogen Burning: Last Gasps

  • core contraction
  • density increase

Quantum Mechanics of Matter and Light in Thermal Equilibrium

  • wave-particle duality
  • thermal photons: density and pressure

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the ultraviolet Sun today

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