| Code |
Course Name |
Language |
Type |
| FIZ 466E |
Astrophysics II |
English |
Elective |
| Local Credits |
ECTS |
Theoretical |
Tutorial |
Laboratory |
| 3 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Course Prerequisites and Class Restriction |
| Prerequisites |
FIZ 463E MIN DD
or FIZ 463 MIN DD
|
| Class Restriction |
None |
| Course Description |
| Physics of compact objects: structure of white dwarfs, properties of neutron stars, radio pulsars,
black holes.
Astrophysics of compact objects: accretion disks in binary systems and active galaxies, X-ray
pulsars, radio pulsars
Galaxies and structure in the Universe: Galaxies, local group and clusters of galaxies,
superclusters of galaxies, large scale structure, dark matter.
Cosmology: Olbers paradox, cosmological principle, Hubble’s law, Friedman equations, big
bang, cosmic microwave background radiation. |
|
