Dr. Jeff Gerber -- Let's Talk Stars

About this episode

Dr. Jeff Gerber discusses the significance of stars in astrophysics and what we can learn from them.

This episode we get back to the objects that inspired the whole field of astrophysics -- stars. Those little points of light that first inspired us as children are incredible physics laboratories that we can still use today to learn about plasma physics, turbulence, and nuclear reactions. Dr. Jeff Gerber tells us why he made his career out of studying how stars work, and how much we still have to learn about these giant balls of plasma.

People in this episode

Host: Paul Duffell

Guest: Dr. Jeff Gerber

Topics covered

• astrophysics
• stars
• plasma physics
• nuclear reactions
• turbulence

Keywords

• astrophysics
• stars
• plasma
• nuclear reactions
• turbulence
• physics laboratories

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