PHYS 540
Fall 2012 All Classes
All Classes
Credit: 4 hours.
Fundamental aspect of astrophysics and cosmology and new developments in these fields. Basic physical concepts and principles, the key observational evidence, and illustrative calculations. Relativistic cosmological models, inflation, Big-Bang nucleosynthesis, and the cosmic microwave background; formation and evolution of galaxy clusters, galaxies, and stars; formation, structure, and evolution of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; rotation- and accretion-powered pulsars, X-ray and y-ray stars, and gravitational radiation.
Same as ASTR 540. Prerequisite: PHYS 435; PHYS 485 or PHYS 486.
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53892
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Lecture
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A
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2:00PM
-3:20PM
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TR
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Loomis Laboratory
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Mouschovias, T
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