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Introduction to astrophysics - Frédéric Courbin - EPFL Press

Introduction to astrophysics

BOOCs EPFL

by Frédéric Courbin (author)
Collection: BOOCs EPFL
march 2017
Open Access
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This course provides an overview of the physical phenomena at play in the astronomical objects surrounding us, from planets and stars to the cosmic filaments, from galaxies such as our own Milky Way to large galaxy clusters. The course emphasizes the links between theoretical predictions and observations. In this course, you will learn the basics of astrophysics using simplified mathematical developments. In particular, you will learn the role played by gravity in astrophysics, including gravitational lensing, and how matter and radiation interact. The material in this course is essential to follow more advanced astrophysics courses. This course is part of the BOOC series (Book ad Open Online Courses), a collection of reading material supporting the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) provided by the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. These documents ideally complement the course, as they help revising the MOOC and obtain the certificate.

Content

  • Week 1: Brief Overview – Kepler's three laws of planetary motion – The virial theorem – The virial theorem: numerical illustrations
  • Week 2: The process of radiation – Black bodies/atomic lines – Measuring radiation
  • Week 3: The Doppler effect – Interstellar and intergalactic matter – Tidal forces and the Earth-Moon distance
  • Week 4: The Roche limit – Comets – The energy balance of planets – Planetary atmosphere
  • Week 5: Star formation – Stellar classification/HR diagram – Stellar evolution: the life and death of stars
  • Week 6: Galaxies – Galaxies: numerical illustrations – Rotation of the Milky Way – Dark matter in galaxies and clusters of galaxies
  • Week 7: Introduction to cosmology – Distance scale – Gravitational lensing

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Je suis un astronome amateur et je me réjouis de découvrir ce livre.

on 27/05/2020 12:03

Details

Publisher: EPFL Press

Author(s): Frédéric Courbin

Collection: BOOCs EPFL

Published: 23 march 2017

Edition: 1st edition

Media: eBook [PDF]

Pages count eBook [PDF]: 71

Size: 18.7 MB (PDF)

Language(s): English

EAN13 eBook [PDF]: 9782889144235

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