Stellar Evolution
24 entries in the Stellar Evolution compendium.
Asymptotic giant branchEvolved cool luminous stars on the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.Blue dwarf (red-dwarf stage)Hypothetical hot stage of a red dwarf's evolution.Blue loopA temporary hot phase in evolved stars' evolution.Burning plasmaA plasma heated primarily by its own fusion reactions.Color–color diagramPlot comparing stellar colors to infer temperature and population.Common envelope jets supernovaA supernova from a compact star merging with a giant.Dredge-upConvective mixing brings fusion products to a star's surface.Electron degeneracy pressureQuantum pressure from fermions preventing collapse in white dwarfs.Formation and evolution of the Solar SystemFrom nebular collapse to white dwarf: the Solar System's story.FU Orionis starA young star undergoing extreme accretion-driven outbursts.Galactic superwindHigh-velocity outflow from starburst galaxies, driven by stellar processes.Hayashi limitMaximum radius constraint for stars in hydrostatic equilibrium.Henyey trackRadiative contraction path for pre-main-sequence stars above 0.5 solar masses.Hertzsprung gapA sparsely populated region of the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.Kelvin–Helmholtz mechanismCooling-driven contraction heats cores of planets and brown dwarfs.Main sequence turnoffThe point where a star leaves the main sequence after fuel exhaustion.Mass–luminosity relationEmpirical and theoretical relation between stellar mass and luminosity.Red clumpCool horizontal branch stars fusing helium in their cores.Spite plateauA primordial lithium abundance plateau in old halo stars.Standard solar modelMathematical model of the Sun as a spherically symmetric quasi-static star.Stellar chemistryStellar chemistry links nucleosynthesis, spectra, and galactic evolution.Stellar isochroneA curve on the HR diagram for stars of equal age.Super-AGB starIntermediate-mass stars bridging white dwarfs and supernovae.White dwarfA compact star supported by electron degeneracy pressure.
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