Most of these notes will be in outline form to aid in distinguishing various concepts. As a way to condense the text a bit, I'll often use phrases instead of complete sentences. I have italicized the vocabulary terms. Main Sequence Turnoff Stellar Remnants Degenerate matter Resist compression. Pressure only depends on speed of degenerate particles NOT the temperature.
Massive stars evolve quicker than light stars.
I'll use proportions rather than exact equations since I don't want to write a bunch of symbols that are constants of nature. Gravitational energy being converted to heat. Lots of Infrared and Microwave radiation produced. IR and Microwave can pass through dust. Star starts fusion.