Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Theoretical Astrophysics

Lecturers: Ralf Klessen
ZAH/ITA, Albert-Ueberle-Str. 2, 69120 Heidelberg
Time and Location: Monday, 9:00 - 10:45 hours, INF 227 -- HS2
Wednesday, 9:00 - 10:45 hours, INF 227 -- HS2
Tutorials: Tuesday, 9:15 - 11:00, INF 227 -- Room 1.403
Tuesday, 11:15 - 13:00, INF 227 -- Room 2.403
Tuesday, 14:15 - 16:00, INF 227 -- Room 3.404
Please register at the THIS WEBSITE.
 

Schedule:
 

# Date Day Topic Homework

1 12.10. MO introduction homework 1
2 14.10. WE Boltzmann equation
3 19.10. MO Boltzmann equation homework 2
4 21.10. WE continuity and momentum equation
5 26.10. MO energy equation & entropy homework 3
6 28.10. WE virial theorem
7 2.11. MO classical hydrodynamics homework 4
8 4.11. WE steepening of sound waves, shock jump conditions
9 9.11. MO shock jump conditions, blast waves homework 5
10 11.11. WE fluid instabilities: Jeans, Rayleigh-Taylor
11 16.11. MO fluid instabilities: Kelvin-Helmholtz, convection, thermal homework 6
12 18.11. WE magneto-hydrodynamics: basics
13 23.11. MO magneto-hydrodynamics: waves homework 7
14 25.11. WE magneto-hydrodynamics: non-ideal phenomena
15 30.11. MO plasma physics: basic concepts, waves homework 8
16 2.12. WE plasma physics: waves in thermal plasmas
17 7.12. MO plasma physics: waves in magnetized plasmas homework 9
18 9.12. WE radiative transfer
19 14.12. MO thermal radiation homework 10
20 16.12. WE Planck spectrum, Einstein coefficients
21 21.12. MO Thomson scattering, Compton effect homework 11
Christmas Break
22 11.1. MO bremsstrahlung, synchrotron emission homework 12
23 13.1. WE photoionisation and recombination
24 18.1. MO spectra
25 20.1. WE stellar dynamics: time scales, Jeans equation
26 25.1. MO stellar dynamics: distribution functions
27 27.1. WE stellar dynamics: Toomre instability
28 1.2. MO study week (no lecture)
29 3.2. WE study week (no lecture)
10.2. WE FINAL EXAM (9h-12h in gHS at Phil12)

 

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