Lehrende/r: apl. Prof. Dr. Pierre Capel; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Concettina Sfienti
Veranstaltungsart: Vorlesung
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 3,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | -
Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches: In this course the students will learn the basics of stellar physics. In addition to regular lectures, several sessions of hand-on exercises will be planned. At the end of the course students will be required to give a presentation on a selected topic of stellar physics.
Anwesenheitspflicht: The validation of the course credits requires regular partecipation to the hand-on exercises and to the final seminars
Inhalt: Star properties and classification - HR Diagram, Age of stars, Star formation and evolution Nuclear fusion in stars - Stellar Structure Endpoints of stellar evolution - Interstellar medium and galaxies
Empfohlene Literatur: - "An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics" - Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie, Cambridge University Press (Cambridge, 2017) - "Cauldrons in the Cosmos" - Claus E. Rolfs and William S. Rodney, The University of Chicago Press (Chicago, 1988) In addition, all the course materials will be made available under LMS
Zusätzliche Informationen: The course will be in English
Digitale Lehre: The lectures will be primarily held in presence. All material will be provided in digital form under LMS. Depending on the future course of the covid infections and of the operation mode of the university some lecture might be given online.