Curriculum
university
Astrophysics
Equations of Stellar Structure
Equations of Stellar Structure
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1 hour
Prerequisites
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Lesson Path
Lesson 1
Hydrostatic Equilibrium and the Virial Theorem
Lesson 2
Mass Continuity and the Equation of State
Lesson 3
Polytropic Models and the Lane-Emden Equation