Abstract

Contributed Talk - Splinter Education

Thursday, 18 September 2025, 14:20

Das Leben der Sterne

Andreas Schulz
Universität zu Köln

The phenomenon "stars" is the most important structure of the Universe for the life of human beings. In this didactical contribution, the pathways of the different types of stars are presented which is depending on their initial mass, from stellar birth processes all the way to the end of stellar lives. Hereby, also the origin of all cosmic elements except hydrogen and helium (produced in the big bang) are discussed.