Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology
Lecturer: R. Heller, Dr. A. Schwope (AIP Potsdam)
Time: Wednesday 10-12, Place: Franklinstraße 28/29 , FR 0028, Begin: 2011-04-13 (weekly)
Language: English/German
Important:
Content:
Starting from the local Universe we will work our way up to cosmological scales. Firstly we will consider the structure, kinematics, and possible origin of our Milky Way. Then we will enter the world of the Galaxy, where we will study scaling relations, luminosity functions and Galaxy development. Both the common features as well as the differences between the various types of active Galaxy (and their cores) will be examined. Topics such as Galaxy Clusters, Galaxy Groups and their building blocks (dark matter including baryonic dark matter), as well as scaling relations and developmental effects, together build up a comprehensive picture of this topic. In the cosmological part of of this lecture series, we will discuss the homogeneous isotropic cosmological model, inhomogeneities in the Universe and determination of the cosmological parameters.
Conditions:
Basic knowledge in Physics and Mathematics. Knowledge of the physics / B.Sc. Module Grundlagen der Astronomie und Astrophysik advised
Performance:
Two-hour lecture
Target group:
Advanced lecture in the MSc (Physics) Programme. Open for all students with interest in astronomy and astrophysics.
Literature:
- P. Schneider: Einführung in die extragalaktische Astronomie und Kosmologie
- P.A. Tipler & R.A. Llewellyn: Moderne Physik.