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more massive stars, due to greater gravity, are..?

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squeezed into smaller, more densely packed objects than less massive stars

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hottest, brightest and more massive stars

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Blue stars

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90% of the stairs

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Main sequence stars

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stars exceeding eight solar masses, with short life spans

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High-Mass Stars

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Stellar Evolution of Medium-mass (sun-like) stars

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Nebular > protostar > main-sequence > red giant > planetary nebula > white dwarf

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Red Giant Stage

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begins when the hydrogen is consumed, leaving a helium-rich core > core no longer has the gas pressure that resist the inward pull of gravity > core contracts, temperature increase > expansion of the star > as the star expands, its surface cools (red) > eventually the star’s gravity stops expansion > gravity and gas pressure, again achieve balance > star enters a stable state, but is much larger > astonishing increase in temperature, converts helium into carbon and oxygen

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largest white dwarfs = ?

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least massive

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smaller and more massive than white dwarfs

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Neutron Stars

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“average star”

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Sun

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radiates short pulses of radio energy named pulsar (pulsating radio source)

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Neutron Stars

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without fuel ->no balance between gas pressure and gravity > it collapses > enormous implosion resulting in a shock wave > this energetic shock wave blasts the star’s outer shell into space generating ..

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SUPERNOVA

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terminate in brilliant explosions (supernova)
*during supernova, these stars become millions of times brighter

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High-mass stars

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terminate in brilliant explosions (supernova)
*during supernova, these stars become millions of times brighter

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High-mass stars

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*much fainter and smaller than the main-sequence stars of the same temperature
*some are almost the same size of Earth

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White Dwarfs

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form if the core of a remaining star exceeds the three solar mass limit (neutrons can withstand the gravity)

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Blackhole

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90% of star-life

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Main-sequence stage

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some red giants alternately contract and expand

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variable stars

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Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

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Protostar Stage

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gravitational contraction continues rapidly > core heats much faster > temperature: 10 million K > start to initiate nuclear fusion (hydrogen fusion) > will reach a point wherein inward pull of gravity will be balanced by temperature of hydrogen fusion

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with masses ranging between 1/2 and eight times that of the Sun

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Medium-Mass Stars

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Stellar Evolution of Massive Stars

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Nebula > protostar > main sequence (blue) > Red supergiants > supernova explosion > neutron star or blackhole

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spirals around a “void”

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accretion disk

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main sequence = ?

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electrons are displaced inward from their regular orbits around an atom’s nucleus
Degenerate matter
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Why is it called protostar?
heat is not enough to initiate nuclear fusion (source of energy)
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coolest, dimmest and less massive stars
Red stars
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without sources of energy, white dwarfs..
slowly cool and dim
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never become bloated red giants and remain a stable main-sequence star until they ran out of hydrogen fuel and collapse into a white dwarf
Low-mass stars
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first black hole to be discovered
Cygnus X-1
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Stellar Remnant
\* white dwarf \* neutron star \* black hole
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found in the center of galaxies are estimated to be millions of solar masses
Larget blackholes (supermassive)
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densed, Earth-sized objects
White Dwarfs
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stars with 0.5 solar mass
Low-mass stars
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have masses 10 times that of the Sun, but are only about 20 miles across
Small black holes
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\*stars with large radiating surfaces \*appear in the upper right position of H-R diagram
Red Giants
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electrons are forced to combine with protons in the nucleus to produce neutrons
Neutron Stars
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found in the center of galaxies are estimated to be millions of solar masses
it should become extremely hot and emit a flood of X-rays before it is engulfed
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have 10 billion years
Yellow stars (sun-like)
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useful tool for understanding Stellar Evolution
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
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stars experience minimal change in size or energy output (balance maintained)
Main-sequence stage
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gases that are pulled from the companion form an accretion disk while emitting a steady stream of X-rays
Black holes
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gravitational attraction within a nebula causes..?
cloud to collapse on itself
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Stellar Birth
interstellar clouds, rich in gas and dust \> gravitational contraction, pulling particles into the center \> as the cloud collapses, gravity is converted to thermal energy (increase in temperature)
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extremely hot, their surface gravity is so immense that even light cannot escape
Black holes
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smallest white dwarfs = ?
most massive
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Stellar Evolution of Low Mass Stars
Nebula \> protostar \> main sequence (red) \> white dwarf
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\>as a red giant, they fuse hydrogen and helium at accelerated rates and once fuel is exhausted, they collapse into a white dwarf \>without a source of nuclear energy, white dwarfs become cooler and dimmer
Medium-Mass Stars
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\>independently studied the relationship between true brightness (absolute magnitude) and temperature of stars \>astronomers survey a portion of the sky and plot each star according to luminosity
Ejner Hertzsprung and Henry Russell
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radiate energy more, depletion of fuel in just few billion years
Blue Stars
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Every stage of a star’s life is ruled by..?
gravity
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very immense stars
Super giants
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have masses 1,000 times the Sun
intermediate black holes
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with radius 800 times that of the sun
Betelgeuse
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with rising temperature and pressure...
A star is born
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radiate energy more, depletion of fuel in just few billion years
Red Stars
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smallest white dwarfs were produced from...?
collapse of larger, more massive main-sequence stars

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