Stellar structure and life cycles from birth to endpoint. Covers the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, hydrostatic equilibrium, main-sequence physics and the mass-luminosity relation, nuclear fusion stages (pp-chain, CNO cycle, triple-alpha), nucleosynthesis, post-main-sequence evolution through red gian
Stellar structure and life cycles from birth to endpoint. Covers the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, hydrostatic equilibrium, main-sequence physics and the mass-luminosity relation, nuclear fusion stages (pp-chain, CNO cycle, triple-alpha), nucleosynthesis, post-main-sequence evolution through red giants and the horizontal branch, and stellar endpoints — planetary nebulae, white dwarfs and the Chandr