UFTFA55 Final Stages of Stellar Evolution II

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předpokladem úspěšného absolvování předmětu je zvládnutí základů statistické fyziky, obecné teorie relativity a kvantové mechaniky. Předmět navazuje na Finální stádia evoluce hvězd I.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course is recommended to students whose thesis is focused on neutron stars or similar topic. Basic concepts of white dwarf models and neutron star models are summarized. Internal structure, equations of state and their matching is discussed. Elemental theory of white dwarf and neutron star cooling, model of neutron star magnetic field is presented. Impact of rotation on structure of neutron star is investigated.
Syllabus
  • Gravitational collapse of spherical symmetric body.
    White dwarf cooling.
    Neutron star cooling.
    Neutron star models and how to test them using astronomical observations.
    Rotation of neutron stars and strange stars. Impact of rotation on structure of compact stars.
    Astrophysical processes around rotating neutron stars.
    Rotation spin of pulsars and its evolution.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Haensel P., Potekhin A.Y., Yakovlev D. Neutron stars 1: Equation of state and structure. Springer, 2007. ISBN 9780387335438. info
  • Ghosh P. Rotation and accretion powered pulsars. World Scientific, Singapore, 2007. ISBN 9789812708465. info
  • Glendening N.K. Compact stars. Springer, 1997. ISBN 0387947833. info
  • Shapiro S.L., Teukolski S.A. Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars. The Physics of Compact Objects. A Wiley-Interscience Publication. John Wiley & Sons Inc., 1983. ISBN 978-0-471-87316-7. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Seminar classes
Students' self-study
Assessment methods
Grade
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Workout of homework exercises
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The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2019, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
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