Astronomy 12 - Spring 1999 (S.T. Myers)

Equations and Constants for Midterm #2


Last update: 24 March 1999


Constants:








Orbital Mechanics:




Electromagnetism, Light, and Atoms:




Intensity, Flux & Radiative Transfer:




Stellar Distances, Magnitudes, and Properties:




Binary Stars:



Note: you will need to know what an ellipse is, and what its semi-major axis and eccentricity are, and where its foci are.




Stellar Structure:




Atmospheres, Photospheres, & Thermodynamics:




Dust, Interstellar Medium & Star Formation:




Relativity & Quantum Mechanics:



Solar Magnitudes:






Common Elements and Isotopes:






Solar Composition:







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