astro856
Quasars and Microquasars - astro856 Course Quasars and Microquasars Course No. astro856 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 WT Requirements: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The phenomenon of quasars and their energy production shall be studied from the smallest (stellar binaries) to the largest (active galactic nuclei) scales Contents of the Course: Microquasars and Quasars; X-ray binaries; Accretion; Neutron stars; Black holes; X-ray observations; Spectral states; Radio observations; Doppler boosting; Energy losses; Magneto-hydrodynamic production of jets; Gamma-ray observations; Review of Microquasars; Quasi periodic oscillations (QPO) Recommended Literature: Literature references will be provided during the course PDF version of this page. ...