Advanced Astrophysics

1. ★ The first exercise sheet will be handed out on October 16. 
   

2. ★ Please register via KLIPS2.0
   

3. ★ There is only 1 time slot for the tutorials: Tuesday 4pm - 5:30 pm
   

4. ★ The exercise sheets will be distributed through ILIAS (see link on the left)
   

5. ★ The written solutions to the exercise sheets have to be handed in in the Tuesday lecture two weeks after the handout, i.e. until 11:30 am. Later submissions will not be accepted under any circumstances!
   

6. ★ In order to qualify for the final exam, the exercises will be graded. In particular, you will have to  
   

7. ✓ achieve 50% of all possible points for the tutorials.
   

8. ✓ contribute at least once to a tutorial by presenting the solution on the black board.
   

9. ✓ no more than 2 x 0 points for the exercise sheets.

1. ★Binney and Merryfield, Galactic Astronomy (Princeton University Press)
   

2. ★Binney and Tremaine, Galactic Dynamics (Princeton University Press)
   

3. ★Carroll and Ostlie, An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics (Addison-Wesley)
   

4. ★Schneider, Einführung in die extragalaktische Astronomie & Kosmologie (Springer, Berlin)
   

5. ★Shu, The Physics of Astrophysics I & II (UniversityScience Books, Mill Valley)
   

6. ★Tielens, The Physics and Chemistry of the Interstellar Medium (Cambridge University Press)
   

7. ★Unsöld and Baschek, Der neue Kosmos (Springer, Berlin)
   

8. ★Weigert and Wendker, Astronomie und Astrophysik (VCH Verlag)
   

9. ★Whitworth & Ward-Thompson, An introduction to star formation (Cambridge University Press)

Dates:

Tuesday         10:00 - 11:30

Wednesday    12:00 - 13:30

in the seminar room of the

I. Physics Institute

Lecturers:

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Walch-Gassner

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Stutzki

Overview:

The module consists of lectures (4 hours / week) and tutorials (2 hours). Credit points: 9

Topics:

1. ★ Interstellar medium: molecular clouds, HII regions, photon-dominated regions, shock waves, radiative processes, radiative transfer, astrochemistry
   

2. ★ Star formation (low and high-mass stars), planetary system formation
   

3. ★ Galaxies: galactic structure, morphology, dynamics, chemical evolution, nuclei of active galaxies
   

4. ★ Large-scale structure: intergalactic distance ladder, galaxy clusters, dark matter, gravitational lenses
   

5. ★ Galaxy formation
   

Aims of the course:

The students will gain the ability to apply fundamental concepts of physics to describe astrophysical phenomena and will obtain an overview of the experimental foundations of our knowledge about the cosmos. The courses will enable them to understand the fundamental principles of the universe and its history. The courses also give an introduction to topics of active research in astrophysics and thus prepare the students towards their own research activity within the master thesis.