new physics we learned in astro |
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behavior
of light |
Kirchhoff�s
laws |
what kind
of spectrum (continuous, bright-line, dark-line) comes from what state
of matter |
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blackbody
laws |
Wien�s ( lmax
flux = constant/T Stefan�s
(surface flux = s T4) blackbody
curve shapes |
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interference |
n l = d sin q |
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Doppler
effect (shifting
and broadening) |
Dl/l =
v(radial)/c |
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angular
physics |
angular
size, velocity, and acceleration |
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angular
momentum & conservation |
L = Iw for an extended particle L = mvr for a point particle |
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torque |
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| quantum
physics |
Bohr model of
the atom; quantization of energy levels |
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| Heisenberg
uncertainty principle: why fusion can occur in the sun; how degenerate matter acquires high speeds to produce high pressure |
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| Pauli
exclusion principle |
the
behavior of degenerate matter |
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nuclear
physics |
mass
energy |
mc2 |
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particle
physics |
conservation
laws |
new: baryon number, lepton numbers, angular momentum |
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fluids |
Pascal�s
principle |
P = r g h |
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Archimedes�
principle |
buoyant
force = weight of fluid displaced |
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ideal gas
law |
P = n k T |
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temperature
and energy transfer |
avg KE/particle |
3/2 k T |
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energy
transfer methods |
convection photon
diffusion (random walk) |
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gravitation |
grav
energy of two point masses |
- G M m/d |
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grav
energy of a spherical cloud |
- G M2/R |
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| Newton's
version of Kepler's 3rd law |
(m1 + m2) P2 = (4p2/G)(a1 + a2)3 | |