Date	Topic
August 25 Both	Introduction to the course   Syllabus    A list of questions that you need to know the answers to by the end of the class.
27 Andrew	The Equations of Fluid Mechanics Shu: Gas Dynamics, Chapter 2 Kundu, Fluid Mechanics Chap 3 &4
September 1 Andrew	Equations of State; Saha Equation Hansen & Kawaler Chap 3; Shu, Vol. 1, Chap. 7
3 Andrew	EOS for Degenerate and Relativistic Matter Polytropes Above + Hansen & Kawaler Chap. 7.2; Kippenhahn & Weigert, Chap. 19. Look for references to modern equations of state that are relevant to stellar astrophysics in Paxton et al 2013, section 4.2
8 Andrew	The Radiation Field Intensity, & Moments, Radiative Diffusion Shu Vol. 1, Chap 1 & 2, Mihalas Chap. 1 & 2 Homework #1 Due
10 Andrew	Radiative Transfer, simple solutions, stellar BCs Shu Vol. 1, Chap 3 & 4, Hansen & Kawaler Chap. 7.3
15 Andrew	Conductive & Radiative Opacities Hansen & Kawaler, Chap 4., See also Padmanabhan, Vol. 1 Chap 6.9 (Brem & free-free); Clayton Chapter 3.3 Look here for modern tables of opacities from The Opacity Project and Opal
17	Guest lecture: Stellar Atmospheres
22 Dimitrios	Introduction to Nuclear Astrophysics Energetics and beta-stability Clayton: Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis, Chapter 4 Homework #2 Due
24 Dimitrios	Stellar Structure; Nuclear Reactions in the Sun Clayton: Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis, Chapter 4 Adelberger et al., 1998, Rev. Mod. Phys, 70, 1265 Look here for many references and links on the solar model.
29 Dimitrios	Convection, Semiconvection, Overshooting, Mixing Lengths Kato, S. 1966, PASJ, 18, 374 Schaller et al. 1992, A&AS, 96, 269
October 1 Dimitrios	The Main Sequence Stars in other universes: stellar structure with different fundamental constants by F. Adams, 2008, JCAP, 8, 10
6 Dimitrios	Evolution of Low-mass Stars off the Main Sequence Schonberg & Chandrasekhar 1942, ApJ, 96, 161 Iben 1993, ApJ, 415, 767 Meyer 1994, ARAA, 32, 153
8 Dimitrios	Stellar Winds Holzer & Axford 1970, ARAA, 8, 31 Homework #3 Due
20 Dimitrios	Rotation Endal & Sofia, ApJ, 1976, 210, 184
22 Dimitrios	Supernovae
23 Dimitrios	Neutron Stars
29 Dimitrios	Observational Manifestations of Neutron Stars and Black Holes
November 3 Andrew	Accretion Bondi-Hoyle Accretion and Roche-lobe Overflow Hoyle & Littleton 1939, Proc. Cam. Phil. Soc, 35, 405 Bondi & Hoyle 1944, MNRAS, 104, 273 Ruffert 1996, A&A, 311, 817 Homework #5 Due
5 Andrew	Accretion Disks Shakura & Sunyaev 1973, A&A, 24, 337 Shapiro, Lightman, & Eardley 1976, ApJ, 204, 187">Shapiro, Lightman, & Eardley 1976, ApJ, 204, 187 Narayan & Yi 1995, ApJ, 452, 710
10 Andrew	Waves & Instabilities in Hydro Toomre Stability Toomre, A 1964, ApJ, 139, 1217
12 Andrew	Magnetohydrodynamics
17 Andrew	MHD Waves and Instabilities Homework #6 Due
19 Andrew	The Magnetorotational Instbility Balbus & Hawley 1998, RvMP 70, 1
24 Dimitrios	Modern Theory of Accretion Flows
26	No Class--Thanksgiving
December 1	Unsolved Problems
3	Project presentations
8	Project presentations