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Instructors: apl. Prof. Dr. Pierre Capel; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Concettina Sfienti
Event type:
Lecture
Displayed in timetable as:
08.128.7017
Hours per week:
2
Credits:
3,0
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Requirements / organisational issues:
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.
Compulsory attendance:
The validation of the course credits requires regular partecipation to the hand-on exercises and to the final seminars
Contents:
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
Recommended reading list:
- "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
Additional information:
The course will be in English
Digital teaching:
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.
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