What is a black hole ? Derive an expression for Schwarzs child radius of a black hole on the basis of Newtonian mechanics and explain its significance.
What is a white dwarf star ? Explain, on physical basis the existence of an upper limit on the mass of a white dwarf star. What is this limiting value called ?
Estimate the radius of a star in thermal equilibrium of mass 10^30 kg and average internal temperature 10^7 K. It is given that
kB =1.38 x 10^-23 JK^-1, mH - 1.67 x 10^-27 kg and G=6.7 x 10^-11 m³ kg^-1s^-2.
Explain the horizon coordinate system used in astronomy. Show the horizon coordinates of a star on a celestial sphere for an observer at latitude 30°N.
The apparent magnitude of the sun is - 26.8. Determine its absolute magnitude. It is given that the distance between the sun and the earth is 1.5 x 10^11m.