A level physics paper 3 checklist

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3.9 Astrophysics 3.9.1 Telescopes 3.9.1.1 Astronomical
telescope consisting
of two converging
lenses
3.9.1.2 Reflecting
telescopes
3.9.1.3 Single dish
radio telescopes, I-R,
U-V and X-ray
telescopes
3.9.1.4 Advantages of
large diameter
telescopes
3.9.2 3.9.2.1 Classification
Classification of by luminosity
stars
3.9.2.2 Absolute
magnitude, M
3.9.2.3 Classification
by temperature,
black-body radiation
3.9.2.4 Principles of
the use of stellar
spectral classes
3.9.2.5 The
Hertzsprung-Russell
(HR) diagram
3.9.2.6 Supernovae,
neutron stars and
black holes
3.9.3 Cosmology 3.9.3.1 Doppler effect
3.9.3.2 Hubble's law
3.9.3.3 Quasars
3.9.3.4 Detection of
exoplanets