Dwarf Galaxies: Keys to Galaxy Formation and Evolution
Lecturer: Dr. P. Papaderos (IA/CAUP Porto)
Time: 18-21, Place: Eugene-Paul-Wigner-Gebäude der TU, Hardenbergstr. 36, EW 809/10, Begin: 2014-01-06 (compact lecture)
Language: English/German
Content:
This lecture course aims to provide a broad and up-to-date overview of the properties of dwarf galaxies in the local universe and at intermediate redshift. How dwarf galaxies form and evolve over cosmic time in different environments is one of the most fascinating and fundamental questions in extragalactic astronomy. While dwarf galaxy research has seen tremendous progress over the past two decades, several key questions remain unresolved, and ever-improving observational data constantly challenge our understanding of dwarf galaxy evolution. Topics that will be covered include: dwarf galaxy taxonomy; dwarf galaxy evolution in the local group and in galaxy clusters; early-type and late-type dwarf galaxies in the local universe: structural chemical and kinematical properties, fundamental relations; starburst activity in dwarf galaxies: origin and implications; the star formation histroy of dwarf galaxies, as inferred from color-magnitude diagrams and evolutionoary and population spectral synthesis models; extremely metal-poor star-forming dwarf galaxies; compact low-mass starburst galaxies at intermediate redshift.
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:
Wählbare begleitende Vorlesung als Teil des Moduls Astronomie und Astrophysik im Masterstudiengang.
Hinweis: Das Modul erfordert zusätzlich eine weitere begleitende Vorlesung sowie einen astrophysikalischen Praktikumsschein. ECTS: 12 Leistungspunkte für das Gesamtmodul.
Sonstige Studierende mit Interesse an Astronomie und Astrophysik.
Note:
Two-week lecture course (30 hours): 06.-17.01.2014, 18:00-21:00, room EW 809/810.
Literature:
- The course content will be defined by lecture notes, but we will make use of the books: Galaxies in the Universe: An introduction (Sparke & Gallagher); Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae and Active Galactic Nuclei (Osterbrock); Galaxy Formation and Evolution (Mo, van den Bosch & White).