Fisica | ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY

cod. 0522600003

ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY

	0522600003
	DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA "E.R. CAIANIELLO"

	PHYSICS
	2014/2015

PERCORSO COMUNE Cohort 2013/2014

	YEAR OF COURSE 2
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	PRIMO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

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

	Objectives
	KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION ABILITY: THE COURSE INTENDS TO PROVIDE AN EXHAUSTING SURVEY OF MODERN ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPLETE DICTIONARY FOR THE COMPREHENSION OF ALL PHENOMENA OBSERVED IN OUR UNIVERSE. ABILITY OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION: THE DESCRIPTION OF PHENOMENA WILL INCLUDE ALL PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL TOOLS TO MAKE THE STUDENT UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS AT WORK BEHIND THE OBSERVED PHENOMENA. JUDGMENT AUTONOMY: ASTROPHYSICS IS A FIELD IN CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION, IN WHICH AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IS PLAYED BY THE COMPARISON BETWEEN OBSERVATIONAL DATA AND PREDICTIONS BY THEORETICAL MODELS. BY UNDERLINING VIRTUES AND VICES OF INDIVIDUAL MODELS, STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN CRITICAL ABILITY. COMMUNICATION ABILITY: 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: THE COURSE INTENDS TO PROVIDE AN EXHAUSTING SURVEY OF MODERN ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMPLETE DICTIONARY FOR THE COMPREHENSION OF ALL PHENOMENA OBSERVED IN OUR UNIVERSE.

ABILITY OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION: THE DESCRIPTION OF PHENOMENA WILL INCLUDE ALL PHYSICAL AND MATHEMATICAL TOOLS TO MAKE THE STUDENT UNDERSTAND THE FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS AT WORK BEHIND THE OBSERVED PHENOMENA.

JUDGMENT AUTONOMY: ASTROPHYSICS IS A FIELD IN CONTINUOUS EVOLUTION, IN WHICH AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IS PLAYED BY THE COMPARISON BETWEEN OBSERVATIONAL DATA AND PREDICTIONS BY THEORETICAL MODELS. BY UNDERLINING VIRTUES AND VICES OF INDIVIDUAL MODELS, STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN CRITICAL ABILITY.

COMMUNICATION ABILITY: 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
	BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF QUANTUM MECHANICS, STATISTICAL MECHANICS, SPECIAL AND GENERAL RELATIVITY, NUCLEAR PHYSICS, STRUCTURE OF MATTER.

	Contents
	ASTRONOMIC MEASUREMENTS. STELLAR SPECTRA. STELLAR INTERIORS. STELLAR EVOLUTION. VARIABLES AND SUPERNOVAE. STELLAR REMNANTS. INTERACTING BINARY SYSTEMS. PLANETARY PHYSICS. MILKY WAY. GALAXIES. HOMOGENEOUS COSMOLOGY. ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. CLUSTER OF GALAXIES. INHOMOGENEOUS COSMOLOGY. OBSERVATIONAL COSMOLOGY.

	Teaching Methods
	LECTURES WITH PROJECTION OF POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS. THE FILES ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE STUDENTS.

	Verification of learning
	ORAL INERVIEW

	Texts
	A)B. CARROLL, D. OSTLIE, AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ASTROPHYSICS B)P. SCHNEIDER, EXTRAGALACTIC ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY C)S. DODELSON, MODERN COSMOLOGY D)S. WEINBERG, GRAVITATION AND COSMOLOGY