FPF:UFTFA65 Equations of state and structu - Course Information
UFTFA65 Equations of state and structure of neutron stars, quark stars and hybrid stars
Faculty of Philosophy and Science in OpavaSummer 2022
- 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)
RNDr. Jaroslav Vrba, 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, kvantové mechaniky a jaderné fyziky.
- 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
- Theoretical Physics (programme FPF, N1701 Fyz)
- Course objectives
- Course is focused on description of matter of compact stars and its impact on properties of this objects.
- Syllabus
- Compact stars, its classification and common properties.
Equations of state in the outer part of neutron stars and hybrid stars.
Equations of state in the neutron star cores.
Interaction of particles in the interior of neutron stars.
Binding energy of symmetric nuclear matter. Saturation density and properties of matter close to it.
Beta-equilibrium and neutron star matter.
Strange matter, its description and models of strange stars.
- Compact stars, its classification and common properties.
- 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
Written project
- Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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