8. teden - 22. in 23. november

Stellar Atmospheres (...continued)

  • equation of radiative transfer
  • vertical optical depth
  • definition of gray atmospheres
    • Eddington's approximation
  • limb darkening
  • spectral line profiles
    • equivalent width
    • width of spectral lines: natural, Doppler, collisions
  • column density and growth curve
    • using the Boltzmann and Sah equations to calculate column density

Literature: Carroll, Ostlie, Chap. 9


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