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Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics (Master Course MVAstro0)

Lecturers:	Stefan Jordan ZAH/ARI, Mönchhofstr. 12-14, 69120 Heidelberg	Ralf Klessen ZAH/ITA, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, 69120 Heidelberg
Time and Location:	This is a block course running from September 14th to October 2nd 2009 from 10h to 13h every day. The lecture takes place in the seminar room of Albert Ueberle Street 3-5.
Detailed Schedule:	The detailed schedule can be found HERE. Lectures will be held in English.
Topics:	Astronomical basics: astronomical observations, methods and instruments; orientation at the celestial sphere; fundamental terms of electromagnetic radiation; distance determination, Earth-Moon system; terrestrial and gas planets, small bodies; extra-solar planets	Inner structure of stars: state variables, stellar atmospheres and line spectra; Hertzsprung-Russell diagram; fundamental equations, energy transfer and opacity; nuclear reaction rates and tunneling; nuclear fusion reactions	Stellar evolution: Main sequence, giants and late phases; white dwarfs, Chandrasekhar limit; supernovae, neutron stars, Pulsars and supernova remnants; binaries and multiple systems; star clusters	Interstellar medium: components, gas dust; ionization and recombination, Stroemgren spheres; heating and cooling; chemical enrichment	Galaxies: Structure and properties of normal galaxies and the Milky Way; scaling relations; integrated spectra, luminosity function; cosmological evolution of star formation; Black Holes in galaxies, active galaxies and their properties; unified models	Galaxy clusters: optical properties and cluster gas; hydrostatic model; scaling relations; number densities and evolution	Gravitational lensing: Concepts, mass distribution in galaxies and galaxy clusters; cosmological lensing effect	Large scale distribution of galaxies and gas: Structure in the spatial galaxy distribution; redshift effects; biasing; Lyman-α-forest; Gunn-Peterson effect and cosmic re-ionization	Cosmological boundary conditions: Friedmann-Lemaître models, cosmological standard model; origin and evolution of structures; halos of Dark Matter; Formation of galaxies
Tutorial:	There are two tutorials per week. The exact days are discussed in the lecture.
Script:	A link to the lecture slides is provided HERE.

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