AST 104 Stars and Galaxies

Important Terms for Chapter 11:

Evolutionary track

Zero-age main sequence

Mass-luminosity relationship

Brown dwarfs

Proton-proton reaction

CNO cycle

He flash

Triple-alpha reaction

Planetary nebula

White dwarf

Degeneracy pressure

Black dwarf

Chandrasekhar limit

Prof. Donna Weistrop

University of Nevada, Las Vegas