Life & Death of a High Mass Star

This course examines the life and death of high-mass stars, including their main-sequence and red-giant stages, iron formation, final collapse, and Type II supernovae.

Syllabus

Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (1 of 12) Time on the Main Sequence
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (2 of 11) Red Giant Stage: Medium to Large
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (3 of 11) Red Giant Stage: High Mass Stars
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (4 of 11) Transition of Super Massive Stars
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (5 of 11) Some Familiar Massive Stars
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (6 of 12) Model for Stars M greater 8M(Sun)
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (7 of 12) What is so Special About Iron?
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (8 of 12) The Final Moments (Part 1 of 3)
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (9 of 12) The Final Moments (Part 2 of 3)
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (10 of 12) The Final Moments (Part 3 of 3)
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (11 of 12) Upper Limit of a Type 2 Supernova
Astronomy - Ch. 21: Life & Death of a High Mass Star (12 of 12) Light Curve of a Type 2 Supernova