Stellar Evolution
Learning Objectives
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Explain why stars evolve off the main sequence. |
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Outline the events that occur after a Sun-like star exhausts the supply of hydrogen in its core. |
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Summarize the stages in the death of a typical low-mass star, and describe the resulting remnant. |
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Contrast the evolutionary histories of high-mass and low-mass stars. |
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Discuss the observations that help verify the theory of stellar evolution. |
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Explain how the evolution of stars in binary systems may differ from that of isolated stars. |