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Astrophysics I
ETH Course - Fall 2016
Lectures: Alexandre RefregierSubstitute lecturer: Hamsa Padmanabhan
Coordinator: Tomasz KacprzakTeaching Assistants:Claudio Bruderer
Jörg HerbelSilvan Hunziker
Specificity of Astrophysics
‣ Observational science: no controlled experiments
‣ Wide range of scales
‣ Nearly all areas of physics relevant
‣ Laboratory for Gravity
This Course
Experimental Kernfach 3rd year course: Introduction to Astrophysics
Pre-requisites: 1st-2nd year Physics, no prior knowledge of Astrophysics required
Planets Stars Galaxies Universe
Gravity ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦
Radiative Processes
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Statistical Mechanics
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Plasma/Fluid Dynamics
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Quantum Mechanics
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Nuclear Physics
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Particle Physics
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Solid State ✦ ✦
Syllabus1. Overview
2. Basic Concepts
3. Interaction of Radiation with Matter
4. Stars
5. Our Galaxy, ISM, Star and planet formation
6. Stellar Dynamics
7. Plasma Astrophysics
8. Galaxies
9. Cosmology
10. Extra Topic (TBD)
11. Conclusions
BibliographyMain Text:
‣ Choudhuri, A.R., Astrophysics for Physicists, 2010, Cambridge Univ. Press (available online and in library)
Additional Texts:
‣ Harwitt, M., Astrophysical Concepts, 2006, Springer
‣ Caroll, B.W. & Ostlie, D.A., 1996, Modern Astrophysics, Addison Wesley
‣ Padmanabhan, T., 2006, An Invitation to Astrophysics, World Scientific
‣Unsöld, A. & Baschek, 1999, Der Neue Kosmos, 6 ed., Springer