Motion in the HR Diagram
• During He core, H shell
burning
– Moving some of E generation
back into core shrinks size (and
so raises TSurface)
– Eventually He in core runs out
 leaving a C, O core inside the
He region
– Core contracts and heats up till
He ignites in shell outside C, O
core
• During He shell, H shell
burning
– At first R increases, TSurface
decreases
– L increases as more C,O
accumulate and TCore continues
to increase