UFUF013 Astrophysical processes

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Jan Hladík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jan Hladík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Jan Hladík, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UFUF013/A: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Hladík
Prerequisites
The course has no prerequisites. Its completion is recommended in the 3rd year of study.
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
Lectures and seminars are devoted to physical processes involving electromagnetic radiation, fluid mechanics, magneto-hydrodynamics, plasma physics, which have a direct connection with astrophysical processes in stars, interstellar gas, accretion disks, galactic nuclei, etc.
Learning outcomes
Students are able to theoretically describe various astrophysical processes using the theory of electromagnetic radiation, hydromechanics, magneto-hydrodynamics and plasma physics.
Syllabus
  • * radiation of charged particles, radiative processes
    * spectral lines
    * hydrodynamic processes
    * processes in the plasma; magneto-hydrodynamic processes
Literature
    required literature
  • VIETRI M. Foundations of High-Energy Astrophysics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008. ISBN 978-0-226-85569-1. info
  • RYBICKI G. B., LIGHTMAN A. P. Radiative Processes in Astrophysics. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2004. ISBN 978-0-471-82759-7. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, tutorial sessions, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.
Assessment methods
Oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* 75% attendance in seminars, active participation
* presentation in front of the group on topic assigned by the lecturer
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020.
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