PHYS 1000 Lecture 12: Chapter 12 Notes
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Du(cid:396)i(cid:374)g its sta(cid:455) o(cid:374) the (cid:373)ai(cid:374) se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)e, a(cid:374)(cid:455) flu(cid:272)tuatio(cid:374)s i(cid:374) a sta(cid:396)"s (cid:272)o(cid:374)ditio(cid:374) a(cid:396)e (cid:395)ui(cid:272)kl(cid:455) (cid:396)esto(cid:396)ed; the sta(cid:396) is in equilibrium. Eventually, as hydrogen in the core is consumed, the star begins to leave the main sequence. Its evolution then depends on the mass of the star: low mass stars go quietly: high-mass stars go out with a bang (high-mass stars = more than 8 solar masses) E(cid:448)e(cid:374) (cid:449)hile o(cid:374) the (cid:373)ai(cid:374) se(cid:395)ue(cid:374)(cid:272)e, the (cid:272)o(cid:373)positio(cid:374) of a sta(cid:396)"s (cid:272)o(cid:396)e is (cid:272)hanging. Stage 8: the core hydrogen has been largely depleted and we get a core of helium forming. The temperature is not hot enough for helium fusion. As the fuel in the core is used up, the core begins to collapse. The collapsing core heats the core temperature and causes the remaining hydrogen fusion to speed up. This increases pressure and causes the outer layer (envelope) to expand to about 3 times its normal size.