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Lecture 4 - Astro Pas Rochester

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These equations can be derived from<br />

physics conservation laws<br />

Conservation of mass<br />

Conservation of momentum →Euler’s equation<br />

→Hydrostatic equilibrium (in steady state)<br />

Conservation of energy→Energy transport equation<br />

depends on opacity and convection<br />

Equation of state relates pressure to temperature and<br />

density, derived from statistical/thermodynamics<br />

<strong>Astro</strong>nomy 142 5

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