Why you should care about white dwarf stars

Event Date:
2019-02-11T15:00:00
2019-02-11T16:00:00
Event Location:
Hennings 318
Speaker:
Patrick Dufour (UdeM)
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Intended Audience:
Undergraduate
Local Contact:

Harvey Richer

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. In this presentation, I will review some of most interesting topics that my group and I have recently investigated and try to convince you that they are more than just boring little dim objects.

Add to Calendar 2019-02-11T15:00:00 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. In this presentation, I will review some of most interesting topics that my group and I have recently investigated and try to convince you that they are more than just boring little dim objects. Event Location: Hennings 318