Theoretical Astrophysics

Lecturers:	Ralf Klessen ZAH/ITA, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, 69120 Heidelberg
Time and Location:	Tuesday, 9:00 - 10:45 hours, Philosophenweg 12 -- Grand Lecture Hall Thursday, 9:00 - 10:45 hours, Philosophenweg 12 -- Grand Lecture Hall
Tutorials:	Monday,16:00 - 18:00 hours, Philosophenweg 12 -- Grand Lecture Hall Tuesday, 11:00 - 13:00 hours, Philosophenweg 12 -- New Lecture Hall

 

Detailed Schedule:

 

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1	12.10.	TU	introduction
2	14.10.	TH	Boltzmann equation				homework 1
3	19.10.	TU	Boltzmann equation
4	21.10.	TH	continuity and momentum equation				homework 2
5	26.10.	TU	energy equation & entropy
6	28.10.	TH	virial theorem				homework 3
7	2.11.	TU	classical hydrodynamics
8	4.11.	TH	steepening of sound waves, shock jump conditions				homework 4
							Irwin & Hatzidimitriou
9	9.11.	TU	shock jump conditions, blast waves
10	11.11.	TH	fluid instabilities: Jeans, Rayleigh-Taylor				homework 5
11	16.11.	TU	fluid instabilities: Kelvin-Helmholtz, convection, thermal
12	18.11.	TH	magneto-hydrodynamics: basics				homework 6
13	23.11.	TU	magneto-hydrodynamics: waves
14	25.11.	TH	magneto-hydrodynamics: non-ideal phenomena				homework 7
15	30.11.	TU	plasma physics: basic concepts, waves
16	2.12.	TH	plasma physics: waves in thermal plasmas				homework 8
17	7.12.	TU	plasma physics: waves in magnetized plasmas
18	9.12.	TH	radiative transfer				homework 9
19	14.12.	TU	thermal radiation
20	16.12.	TH	Planck spectrum, Einstein coefficients				homework 10
21	21.12.	TU	Thomson scattering, Compton effect

Christmas Break

22	11.1.	TU	bremsstrahlung, synchrotron emission
23	13.1.	TH	photoionisation and recombination				homework 11
24	18.1.	TU	spectra
25	20.1.	TH	stellar dynamics: time scales, Jeans equation
26	25.1.	TU	stellar dynamics: distribution functions
27	27.1.	TH	stellar dynamics: Toomre instability
28	1.2.	TU	study week (no lecture)
29	3.2.	TH	FINAL EXAM