Why you should care about white dwarf stars
Event Start:
2019-02-11T15:00:00
Event End:
2019-02-11T16:00:00
Event Information:
More than 95% of the stars in the Universe will eventually end up as white dwarf stars. Although they are currently more numerous than all the stars with 1 solar mass and above combined, they receive a relatively small share of the astronomical community attention (unless they happen to explode as a type Ia supernova). Yet, these fascinating objects have a lot to teach us about stellar evolution, planets, fundamental physics and much more.
Event Location:
Hennings 318
Speaker:
Patrick Dufour (UdeM)
Related Upcoming Events:
Add to Calendar
Event Start:
2019-02-11T15:00:00
Event End:
2019-02-11T16:00:00
Why you should care about white dwarf stars
Event Information:
More than 95% of the stars in the Universe will eventually end up as white dwarf stars. Although they are currently more numerous than all the stars with 1 solar mass and above combined, they receive a relatively small share of the astronomical community attention (unless they happen to explode as a type Ia supernova). Yet, these fascinating objects have a lot to teach us about stellar evolution, planets, fundamental physics and much more.
Event Location:
Hennings 318