Course Information

Course Code:
Course Number:
Code Course Name Language Type
FIZ 463E Astrophysics I English Elective
Local Credits ECTS Theoretical Tutorial Laboratory
3 4 3 0 0
Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction
Prerequisites FIZ 252E MIN DD
or FIZ 252 MIN DD
or FIZ 201E MIN DD
or FIZ 201 MIN DD
or FIZ 313 MIN DD
or FIZ 313E MIN DD
Class Restriction None
Course Description
History of astronomy: celestial sphere and paralax Cosmic distance ladder: astrophysical quantities, Standard candle Kepler problem, orbital dynamics Solar system, extrasolar planets, star formation, Jeans mass, Properties of stars: mass, radius, luminosity, temperature, spektrum Hydrostatic equilibrium, virial theorem, polytropes, Clayton model, Nuclear fusion in stars, Energy transport in stars, Homoloji, Brown dwarfs, Stellar evolution