Fisica | ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY

cod. 0522600003

ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY

	0522600003
	DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA "E.R. CAIANIELLO"

	PHYSICS
	2013/2014

PERCORSO COMUNE

	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	FIS/02	6	48	LESSONS	SUPPLEMENTARY COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION ABILITY: PHYSICS OF STARS, PLANETS, GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY. FROM THE ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL PROCESSES TO THE INTERPRETATION OF OBSERVATIONS AND MODELS IN ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY. ABILITY OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION: BASIC INSTRUMENTS FOR THE COMPREHENSION OF THE PROCESSES. ABILITY TO SINGLE OUT THE RIGHT MECHANISMS TO JUSTIFY THE OBSERVED EFFECTS. JUDGMENT AUTONOMY: CRITICAL VISION OF ASTROPHYSICAL AND COSMOLOGICAL MODELS. COMPARATION OF OBSERVATIONAL DATA AND MODEL TESTING. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION ON THE TOPICS IN ORDER TO BUILD THEIR OWN VISION. COMMUNICATION ABILITY: CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE ON ASTROPHYSICS PROBLEMS. THE FINAL INTERVIEW HAS THE PURPOSE OF INVITING THE STUDENTS TO AN IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR CAPACITY OF PRESENTATION OF A SUBJECT. LEARNING ABILITY: THE RESULTS OF THE LECTURES ARE VERIFIED BY A CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE AND BY THE REFERENCES TO PREVIOUSLY TREATED TOPICS.

KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION ABILITY: PHYSICS OF STARS, PLANETS, GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY. FROM THE ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL PROCESSES TO THE INTERPRETATION OF OBSERVATIONS AND MODELS IN ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY.

ABILITY OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION: BASIC INSTRUMENTS FOR THE COMPREHENSION OF THE PROCESSES. ABILITY TO SINGLE OUT THE RIGHT MECHANISMS TO JUSTIFY THE OBSERVED EFFECTS.

JUDGMENT AUTONOMY: CRITICAL VISION OF ASTROPHYSICAL AND COSMOLOGICAL MODELS. COMPARATION OF OBSERVATIONAL DATA AND MODEL TESTING. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO MAKE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION ON THE TOPICS IN ORDER TO BUILD THEIR OWN VISION.

COMMUNICATION ABILITY: CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE ON ASTROPHYSICS PROBLEMS. THE FINAL INTERVIEW HAS THE PURPOSE OF INVITING THE STUDENTS TO AN IMPROVEMENT OF THEIR CAPACITY OF PRESENTATION OF A SUBJECT.

LEARNING ABILITY: THE RESULTS OF THE LECTURES ARE VERIFIED BY A CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE AND BY THE REFERENCES TO PREVIOUSLY TREATED TOPICS.

	Prerequisites
	QUANTUM MECHANICS, STATISTICAL MECHANICS, SPECIAL RELATIVITY, GENERAL RELATIVITY, NUCLEAR PHYSICS, ELEMENTS OF CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS.

	Contents
	ASTRONOMIC MEASUREMENTS. STELLAR ATMOSPHERES. STELLAR INTERIORS. STELLAR EVOLUTION. VARIABLES AND SUPERNOVAE. STELLAR REMNANTS. INTERACTING BINARY SYSTEMS. PLANETARY PHYSICS. MILKY WAY. GALAXIES. CLUSTERS OF GALAXIES. HOMOGENEOUS COSMOLOGY. THERMAL HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE. COSMOLOGICAL PERTURBATIONS.