ASTR 1102 Lecture 9 Notes

  • SLIDE 5

    • quantize: can only produce a fixed type of energy


  • SLIDE 7

    • nuclear bombs

    • hydrogen burning = birth of sun


  • SLIDE 8

    • energy and mass both cannot be created or destroyed

    • Einstein says energy and mass are 2 sides of the same coin


  • SLIDE 10

    • fusion will only happen where the temperature is higher


  • SLIDE 14

    • sun layers: surface, convection zone, radiative zone, core

    • you can see convection happening on the surface of the sun