05-21-4301-vl Introduction into Theoretical Astrophysics

Instructors: Prof. Dr. Gabriel Martinez-Pinedo

Event type: Lecture

Org-unit: Dept. 05 – Physics

Displayed in timetable as: theor Astrophysik

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Hours per week: 3

Language of instruction: Englisch

Min. | Max. participants: - | -

Course Contents:
These lectures will introduce the students to the basic techniques and<br />methods used in modern theoretical astrophysics. The topics covered<br />are:<br /><br /> - Hydrodynamics and stellar structure.<br /> - Radiation and magnetic fields in astrophysics.<br /> - Structure and evolution of galaxies.<br /> - Cosmology.<br /> - Astroparticle physics.

Literature:
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, by Bradley W. Carroll and Dale<br />A. Ostlie (Addison Wesley)<br /><br />The New Cosmos: An Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics by<br />Albrecht Unsöld, Bodo Baschek (Springer) (English translation of Der<br />neue Kosmos: Einführung in die Astronomie und Astrophysik).<br /><br />Three volumes on Theoretical Astrophysics by T. Padmanabhan (Cambridge<br />University Press).

Preconditions:
Some basic knowledge of classical mechanics, statistical physics and<br /> quantum mechanics is required.