The Sun: A Nuclear Powerhouse - Descriptive Astronomy Lecture

This is a Descriptive Astronomy (ASTR110) lecture titled, The Sun: A Nuclear Power House.

Topics
0:00 Introduction
2:04 Energy & Mass
11:39 Nuclear Processes
15:11 Fusion and the Strong Force
23:14 Proton-Proton Chain, powering the sun
33:50 Gas Pressure and Hydrostatic Equilibrium
37:26 Heat Transfer: Radiation and Convection
43:49 Neutrino Astronomy