TFNPV0012 Accreting Relativistic Binary Systems

Institute of physics in Opava
summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Gabriel Török, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Kateřina Klimovičová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Gabriel Török, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Gabriel Török, Ph.D.
Institute of physics in Opava
Timetable
Mon 14:45–16:20 309
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
TFNPV0012/01: Mon 16:25–18:00 309, K. Klimovičová, G. Török
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
The subject acquaints students with accretion process taking place, typically, in binary systems, whereas the knowledge of general relativity fundamentals is assumed.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will:
- understand formation of spectra from binary systems,
- be able to model and analyze spectra from binary systems
Syllabus
  • Main topics of the subject:
  • - Binary systems, mass function
  • - Spherical and disk accretion, relativistic accretion
  • - Marginally stable orbit and orbital motion period scaling
  • - Accretion disks and radiation pressure, magnetic field
  • - Low-mass and high-mass relativistic binary systems
  • - Galactic systems with white dwarfs, cataclysmic variable stars
  • - Galactic systems with black holes, micro quasars
  • - Galactic systems with neutron stars, accretion millisecond pulsars
  • - Spectra and variability and their models
  • - Compact objects parameters
  • - Extragalactic binary systems
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Belloni, T. M. X-ray emission from black-hole and neutron-star binaries, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2018arXiv180303641
  • Walter H. G. Lewin X-Ray Binaries, Cambridge University Press, 1997
  • Patruno, A., Watts, A. L Accreting Millisecond X-Ray Pulsars, https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/arXiv:1206.2727
  • Warner, B. Cataclysmic Variable Stars, Cambridge University Press, 2003
  • van der Klis, M., A review of rapid X-ray variability in X-ray binaries, 2004
  • Abramowicz, M. A. Accretion disc, http://www.scholarpedia.org/article/Accretion_discs
Teaching methods
lecture and discussion, exercises
Assessment methods
oral and written exam, obligatory participation at exercises (at least 75%)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2021, summer 2022, summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (summer 2023, recent)
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