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Simulation movie of the pulsating white dwarf GD 358 As appropriate, results will be readied for In the following Fall semester, they willįinish this analysis and will place the data in the larger context of One of our many projects, and they will begin the reduction andĪnalysis of this data. Summer, they will travel to McDonald Observatory to obtain data for Make computer-based "experiments" which will reinforce this knowledgeĪnd allow them to explore entirely new physical effects.
Thermodynamics, and these will be illustrated in labs. Involved in our research, such as harmonic motion and simple In the Spring semester, students will learn the basic concepts The theoretical models which underlie the observations. Our observational techniques and data reduction methods, but also to "scientific method." Significantly, this exposes students not only to More complex (and confusing!) than the traditional portrayal of the Thus, students in the Astronomy FRI stream get to seeįirsthand the interplay and feedback between the two, which is often
Our group is that we do both observation (i.e., "experiment") and While these questions cover a wide variety of fields, they are allīased on observations of pulsating white dwarf stars. How does convection operate in a high-gravity environment?Īre neutrinos emitted at the expected rate in white dwarf interiors?ĭo white dwarf systems contain orbiting planets? How and when does crystallization occur in a dense stellar plasma? What is the mass of the (hypothetical) axion particle? Our research group uses white dwarf stars to study many fundamental Videos of the lecture portion of the courseĪ CNS FRI Video featuring Don Winget and Kevin Luecke Stream Title: Exploring the Physics of the Universe with White Dwarf Stars