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Stellar Evolution

“Post-Main Sequence Phase”

• The core contracts, and gets

hotter (T~5x109 K!)….

• Photons penetrate Iron nucleus,

creating 4He….This TAKES energy!

• Pressure drops rapidly in the core…

• Sudden collapse of the star…..

Supernova

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