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.
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Star Formation - astro857 Course Star Formation Course No. astro857 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: An introduction to basic concepts, modern theories, and the current observational basis of star formation.
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Nucleosynthesis - astro858 Course Nucleosynthesis Course No. astro858 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 ST Requirements: Preparation: Introduction to Astronomy, Stars and Stellar Evolution Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Obtain an overview of the different nucleosynthesis processes in the universe, an understanding of how they work, and where they work.
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The cosmic history of the intergalactic medium - astro859 Course The cosmic history of the intergalactic medium Course No. astro859 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements: Preparation: Basic atomic physics (hydrogen atom) and basic thermodynamics.
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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.
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Physics of Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts - astro8502 Course Physics of Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts Course No. astro8502 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements: Preparation: Introductory astronomy and cosmology lectures Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student will learn basic physics on supernova and gamma-ray burst, and will have an overview on their applications to various fields of astrophysics.
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Radio and X-Ray Observations of Dark Matter and Dark Energy - astro8503 Course Radio and X-Ray Observations of Dark Matter and Dark Energy Course No. astro8503 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements: Preparation: Introductory astronomy and cosmology lectures Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student will learn how the phenomena of dark matter and dark energy are explored using radio and X-ray observations, from the largest down to galaxy scales.
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Lecture on Advanced Topics in Modern Astrophysics - astro8504 Course Lecture on Advanced Topics in Modern Astrophysics Course No. astro8504 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT/ST Requirements: Preparation: Theoretical courses at the Bachelor degree level Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: This course is to allow the students to have deeper insight into a specialised subject of astrophysics that is not covered in the astrophysics curriculum otherwise.
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