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Stellar Evolution – the Life and Death of a Star… Here’s the story we’ll tell… Lowest mass stars and their evolution Low mass star evolution High mass star evolution Stellar death, and stellar corpses Origin of the chemical elements – stars do it! Stars: Nearly Always Born in Open Star Clusters To have the Low temperature requires shielding from the radiation of other stars; requires dust which requires a lot of mass, since dust is a relatively rare component of interstellar clouds Star clusters forming in today’s environment are called “open star clusters”, dozens to hundreds of stars… m11 m38 m39 Size vs mass for planets, bd’s,stars Stellar Evolution: How stars live and die Visualize stellar evolution as a path on the H-R Diagram Remember, it’s a plot of Surface Temperature vs. Luminosity Where do you suppose stars first appear on the diagram? Ponder…… HR pre main sequence sun Another Quick Overview First… Stars burn through their hydrogen, evolve off Main Sequence to become Red Giants, then die in various ways High mass stars evolve fast,… Low mass stars evolve slowly The H-R Diagram of a Star Cluster All Stars born at the same time (within a couple million years, if a large molecular cloud), only differ in their mass Stars age at different rates, depending on their mass. More mass = faster evolution Stellar Evolution web simulator HR main sequence turnoff HR of star clusters vs age Globular Cluster HR Diagram – 13 Billion Year Old Cluster! Evolution of Low Mass Stars Note! I distinguish between low and medium mass stars – the book calls all of them “low mass”, unfortunately. Begin with H burning in core When H runs out, core collapses under gravity, releasing grav potential energy, raising star’s luminosity Core collapse stops when “electron degeneracy” sets in. Electrons are “elbow to elbow” (in a quantum mechanical sense) Layers; main seq vs. giant Medium Mass Star Evolution H burning until all core H is He, then core contracts, releasing gravitational pot