FU:FYBSC0013 Stellar structure and evolutio - Course Information
FYBSC0013 Stellar structure and evolution
Institute of physics in Opavasummer 2021
- Extent and Intensity
- 3/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Guaranteed by
- Mgr. Martin Urbanec, Ph.D.
Institute of physics in Opava - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Astrophysics (programme FU, FYZB)
- Astronomy and popularization (programme FU, FYZB)
- Course objectives
- Goal of the subject is to introduce students to foundations of stellar structure and evolution.
- Learning outcomes
- Student will understand basic laws of physics that describe stellar structure and will be able to solve them assuming simplifications.
- Syllabus
- Lectures are focused on understanding of stellar structure, origin, and evolution up to late stages.
- Characteristics of stars. Sun
- Stellar matter.
- Hydrostatic equilibrium.
- Sources of energy, nucleosynthesis.
- Energy transport.
- Equations of stellar structure.
- Stellar atmosphere.
- Birth and evolution of stars
- Late stages of stellar evolution
- Binary systems. Evolution of binaries, variable stars, supernovae.
- Special lectures I, II (focus on new discoveries, or, discussion of former lectures)
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, Exercises
- Assessment methods
- Home assignments (75% of assignments are needed to be submitted on time)
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (summer 2021, recent)
- Permalink: https://is.slu.cz/course/fu/summer2021/FYBSC0013