401-7851-00L Theoretical Astrophysics
Semester | Herbstsemester 2014 |
Dozierende | G. Lake, R. Teyssier |
Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kurzbeschreibung | From the formation of the stars, of planets and of our Galaxy, to weighing black holes and looking for dark matter, this course shows how much we can learn about the Universe using the knowledge of basic physics, from dynamics to fluid-dynamics and radiative processes. |
Lernziel | |
Literatur | Galactic Dynamics (Binney & Tremaine, Princeton University Press) The Formation of Stars (Stahler & Palla, Wiley) Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars (Shapiro & Teukolski, Wiley) Astrophysics of Stars (Padmanabhan) handouts given during lectures and lecture notes/slides on the web |
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | Introduction to Astronomy is recommended but not mandatory. The course will exploit basic knowledge of Newtonian dynamics, electrodynamics, fluid-dynamics and atomic physics. Former course title: Astrophysical Dynamics. |