FPF:UFUF013 Astrophysical processes - Course Information

UFUF013 Astrophysical processes

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Jan Hladík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Jan Hladík, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

RNDr. Jan Hladík, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Timetable

Mon 11:25–13:00 B1

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

UFUF013/A: Mon 13:55–14:40 PED1, J. Hladík

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

• Astrophysics (programme FPF, B1701 Fyz)

Course objectives

Lectures and seminars are devoted to physical processes involving electromagnetic radiation, fluid mechanics, magneto-hydrodynamics, plasma physics, which have a direct connection with astrophysical processes in stars, interstellar gas, accretion disks, galactic nuclei, etc.

Syllabus

• * radiation of charged particles, radiative processes
  * spectral lines
  * hydrodynamic processes
  * processes in the plasma magneto-hydrodynamic processes

Literature

required literature
• VIETRI M. Foundations of High-Energy Astrophysics. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008. ISBN 978-0-226-85569-1. info
• RYBICKI G. B., LIGHTMAN A. P. Radiative Processes in Astrophysics. Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2004. ISBN 978-0-471-82759-7. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, tutorial sessions, regularly assigned and evaluated home tasks.

Assessment methods

Oral exam
Credit

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

* 75% attendance in seminars, active participation
* presentation in front of the group †topic assigned by the lecturer

• Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2020, recent)
  
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