SCIENCE SEMINAR
On the Theory of Polytropes:
A First View of the Interior a Star
Robert Lacroix
Bishop’s University
Friday, April 4, 2008
12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
JOHNSON 200 (BWH)
In this talk I will show that the study of polytropes is not just an academic subject that occupies several pages in a textbook on astrophysics, but that this study can bring us a profound insight into what a star truly is. Specifically, the talk will give the audience a succinct overview of three models of the more important models of stars:
- The standard model: Arthur Eddington,
- White dwarf: S. Chandrasekhar,
- Brown dwarf: Lorne Nelson
THIS TALK IS PRESENTED AT AN INTRODUCTORY LEVEL AND IS INTENDED FOR UNIVERSITY OR CEGEP STUDENTS.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH !
