PIRSA:08080074

General Relativity 4 - The Life Story of Stars

Burns, M. (2006). General Relativity 4 - The Life Story of Stars. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/08080074

Burns, Michael. General Relativity 4 - The Life Story of Stars. Perimeter Institute, Aug. 01, 2006, https://pirsa.org/08080074 

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            language = {en},
            title = {General Relativity 4 - The Life Story of Stars},
            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
            year = {2006},
            month = {aug},
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Michael Burns Waterloo Collegiate Institute (WRDSB)

Talk numberPIRSA:08080074
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Abstract

The mathematical predictions made by scientists tell a story of the life and death of stars.
Learning Outcomes:
• How the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram describes the life cycle of stars.
• Depending on its mass, how a star ends its life as a white dwarf star, a neutron star, or a black hole, and where super novas fit in.
• How the mathematical predictions of white dwarf stars, super novas, and neutron stars are slowly verified by the advancement of the astronomical equipment used by astronomers.