Physics A-Level
Stellar evolution
What Stellar evolution means in Physics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Stellar evolution
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The path of a star similar to our Sun on the HR diagram from formation to white dwarf.
Topics that use Stellar evolution
- The Hertzsprung-Russell (HR) diagram (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- absolute magnitude
- Giants and supergiants
- HR diagram
- Luminosity
- Main sequence
- Red giant branch
- Reversed temperature axis
- spectral class
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