Physics101StarSpectroscopyLines.ipynb

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    "# Understanding the physics behind astronomic spectroscopy\n",
    "\n",
    "## Introduction\n",
    "The idea is to understand the basic principles behing emission/absorption lines seen in astronomical spectroscopy. You might also want to have a look at the Physics101Plancklaw.ipynb notebook for more on the why there is a continuum in star spectra.\n",
    "\n",
    "## Sources\n",
    "* [Why 21 cm is the magic length for the Universe](https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/21cm-magic-length/) by Ethan Siegel"
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    "#IFrame(\"doc/Physics/star_spectro_intro.pdf\", width=1200, height=800)"
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    "## Why spectroscopy lines should be modeled as Lorentzian functions\n",
    "\n",
    "This introduction directly inspired by the [wikipedia article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cauchy_distribution)"
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