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Emily Levesque Public Lecture - The Weirdest Stars in the Universe

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics via YouTube

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This public lecture explores the history of stellar astronomy, modern observing techniques, and unusual stellar objects such as supernovae, neutron stars, pulsars, and black holes.

Syllabus

Introduction
Welcome
hertzsprungrussell diagram
Spica
Fatal Juice
Comparison to the Sun
Evolution of Stars
Cold Stars
First Research Project
Writing the Paper
The Largest Star
Supernovas
Fusion
Supernova
Crab Nebula
Whirlpool Galaxy
Dramatic Supernova
Standard Supernova
Luminous Blue Variables
De Carina
Neutron Stars
Neutron degeneracy pressure
Neutron star matter
Pulsars
Black Holes
Star Death
Vallar
Swift
Time Domain Astronomy
Gravitational Waves
TimeDomain Astronomy
Parkes Observatory
Perry Tongs
Microwaves
Radio Bursts
Red Supergiant Neutron Stars
Supergiant Neutron Stars
Supernova Neutron Stars
Red Supergiant
Beta Decay
Starstuff
Supernovae
Supernova 1054
Galactic Supernova
Eclipse

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Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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