ASTR3007 Stellar Astrophysics and Dynamics
Later Year Course
| Offered By | Department of Mathematics |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Offered in | First Semester, 2009 and First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
Offered subject to staff availability
The course consists of lectures and computational projects. The lecture component will cover the following topics: Newtonian gravity and potential theory. Central orbits, binary stellar systems, introductory galactic dynamics. Kinetic theory of gases. Pressure and energy density. Degenerate and non degenerate gases. Structure of stars, Equations of stellar interiors, Polytropic stellar models, Chandrasekhar limiting mass, stellar evolution. Compact stars: White dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. Accretion discs around white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. |
| Indicative Assessment | 30% assignments, 30% computational group project and 40% final exam. |
| Workload | Lectures and Tutorials: two lectures and one two-hour tutorial per week. |
| Requisite Statement | MATH2405; or a mark of 70 or more in MATH2305 |
| Science Group | C |
| Academic Contact | Dr Lilia Ferrario |
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