05-21-4323-vl Introduction to Astrophysics

Lehrende: Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Robert Roth

Veranstaltungsart: Vorlesung

Orga-Einheit: FB05 Physik

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Semesterwochenstunden: 3

Unterrichtssprache: Englisch

Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -

Lehrinhalte:
  
This introductory lecture gives an overview of modern astrophysics and the underlying theoretical concepts. It covers different aspects of the physics of stars, the interstellar medium, and galaxies as well as selected questions from cosmology. The main topics include:

• The Big Picture
  
• Astrophysical Observables
  
• Electromagnetic Radiation and Matter
  
• Stellar Atmospheres
  
• The Sun
  
• Stellar Interiors
  
• Stellar Evolution
  
• Stellar Remnants
  
• Interstellar Medium and Star Formation
  
• Galaxies
  
• Universe at Large Scales
  
• Big-Bang Cosmology
  

Literatur:
  
The selection of topics and the structure of the lecture largely follow the textbook

• Astrophysics in a Nutshell, D. Maoz (Princeton University Press)
  

• An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, B. W. Carroll and D. A. Ostlie (Cambridge University Press) 
  

• Astrophysics for Physicists, A. R. Choudhuri (Cambridge University Press) 
  
• Astrophysics through Computation, B. Koberlien, D. Meisel (Cambridge University Press)
  

Voraussetzungen:
  
Bachelor Lectures on Theoretical Physics (Theoretical Physics I-IV)

Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl:
  
25

Online-Angebote:
  
Further up-to-date information and materials can be found on the web-page:

https://theorie.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de/tnp/index.php?doc=astro