Astrophysics II

Code: PCOS0008
Course: PhD in Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Gravitation
Credits: 4
Hourly load: 60
Syllabus: A deeper perspective of basic aspects of Astrophysics, assuming the previous mastery of Astrophisycs I. Topics approached. I. Star evolution equations of the internal structure - Polytropic models -Schöenberg-Chandrasekhar limit giant and supergiant stage final stages of evolution: Planetary nebulae, white dwarfs, neutron stars, supernovas. II. Theory of stellar atmospheres equation of the radioactive transfer solution methods - Eddington approximation. III. Galaxy dynamics - Star populations rotation and structure of the Galaxy presence of dark matter. IV Cosmology the expansion of the Universe the origin of helium - the discovery of background radiation characterization of the cosmic web.
Bibliography: Principles of Stellar Evolution & Nucleosynthesis . Donald Clayton . University of Chicago Press . 1984; Stellar Atmospheres . Dimitri Mihalas . W.H. Freeman & Co . 1978; Observational Cosmology . Stephen Serjeant . Cambridge University Press - 2010.