astro8501
Binary Stars - astro8501 Course Binary Stars Course No. astro8501 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements: Preparation: Introductory astronomy and cosmology lectures, stars and stellar evolution Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The course will provide the necessary understanding of the basic physics of binary stars, in particular orbits, mass-transfer, chemistry and the importance of binary stars and populations of binaries to modern astrophysics. ...