MPBPOF09 Fundamentals of astronomy and astrophysics

Institute of physics in Opava
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Jiří Kovář, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Martin Petrásek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Tomáš Gráf, Ph.D.
Institute of physics in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
(FAKULTA(FU) && TYP_STUDIA(B))
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 course introduces students to the basics of astronomy and astrophysics by using the tools of mainly high school physics and mathematics; some parts (History of Astronomy and part of the Solar System chapter) are presented only in a popular form. The course, together with a basic physics course, also provides a sufficient foundation for the study of more advanced astronomy and astrophysics. - History of astronomy: Aristarchos, Hipparchos, Ptolemy, Aristotle, Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Hubble, Einstein. - Spherical astronomy: coordinate systems, precession and nutation of the Earth's axis, aberration, parallax, refraction; constellations, maps and catalogues of stars; time, calendars. - Celestial mechanics: Newton's law of gravitation, escape velocity, Kepler's laws; orbital elements, Kepler's equation; relative positions of planets, synodic and sideric orbits. - Solar system: formation, planets and their moons, small bodies; moon, eclipses and occultations, tidal phenomena, libration; apparent and real motion of planets. - Radiation in astrophysics: characteristics of radiation; absolute blackbody radiation, temperatures; radiation of atoms and molecules, Boltzmann and Sah equations; continuous and line spectra. - Basic quantities of stars: stellar magnitude, Pogson's equation, color index and extinction, interstellar and atmospheric extinction; spectral classification, H - R diagram. - Binaries: classification of binaries, basic properties, mass function.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Strobel, N., Astronomy Notes, McGraw-Hill, 2013, ISBN 9781259155734, dostupné také v elektronické verzi na http://www.astronomynotes.com/
  • Karttunen H., Kröger P., Oja H., Poutanen M., Donner K. J., Fundamental Astronomy, Springer, 2017, ISBN 3662530449
  • Vanýsek V., Základy astronomie a astrofyziky, Academia, Praha, 1980.
  • Štefl V., Korčáková D., Krtička J., Úlohy z astrofyziky, skriptum MU Brno, 2010, dostupné také na http://www.physics.muni.cz/astroulohy/ .
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2025.
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