TFNRAF0003 Compact Stars

Institute of physics in Opava
winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
3/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Monika Matuszková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D.
Institute of physics in Opava
Timetable
Wed 9:45–11:20 SM-UF, Wed 11:25–12:10 SM-UF
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
TFNRAF0003/A: Wed 12:15–13:00 SM-UF, M. Matuszková, M. Urbanec
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(FAKULTA(FU) && TYP_STUDIA(N))
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 introduces students to late stages of stellar evolution - to compact stars
Learning outcomes
Student will be introduced to current knowledge of compact stars
Syllabus
  • Course is organised as follows
  • Late stage of evolution of massive stars, birth of white dwarf and neutron stars
  • Simple description of compact star's matter - degenerate Fermi gas, equation of state of outer layers of neutron stars
  • White dwarfs - simple description, Chandrasekhar limit
  • Dense nuclear matter - neutron drip, beta equilibrium
  • Realistic equations of state of neutron star matter
  • Structure equations of neutron stars - equation of hydrostatic equilibrium, maximum mass, limits on compactness
  • Pulsars
  • Other theoretical models of compact stars - quark stars, strange stars, hybrid stars
  • Rotation of neutron stars
  • Neutron stars in binaries
  • Binary systems of two compact objects, gravitational waves
  • Cooling of white dwarfs and neutron stars
  • Observations of neutron stars and related effects (X-ray bursts, gamma ray burst, X-ray pulsars, kilonovae)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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
  • Glendening N.K. Compact stars. Springer, 1997. ISBN 0387947833. info
  • Ghosh P. Rotation and accretion powered pulsars. World Scientific, Singapore, 2007. ISBN 9789812708465. info
  • Weber, F. Pulsars as Astrophysical Laboratories for Nuclear and Partlicle Physics, IoP, 1999
  • Mikulášek, Z. Úvod do fyziky hvězd a hvězdných soustav, skripta, Brno, 2000
Teaching methods
Lectures, problem solving
Assessment methods
participation and problem solving, submission of home assignments oral exam - discussion of home asignments
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2020, winter 2021, winter 2022, winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (winter 2023, recent)
  • Permalink: https://is.slu.cz/course/fu/winter2023/TFNRAF0003