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CODE 61874
ACADEMIC YEAR 2017/2018
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR FIS/01
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
SEMESTER 2° Semester
PREREQUISITES
Propedeuticità in ingresso
Per sostenere l'esame di questo insegnamento è necessario aver sostenuto i seguenti esami:
  • PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2017/2018)
  • NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2017
  • THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2017
  • MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS 61843 2017
  • MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2017
  • PHYSICS 9012 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE PHYSICS AND ASTROPHYSICS 2 61847 2016
  • THEORETICAL PHYSICS 61842 2016
  • MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS 61843 2016
  • MATTER PHYSICS 2 61844 2016

OVERVIEW

The course is devoted to the fundamentals of astrophysics and cosmology. 

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Basic astrophysics. Stellar physics and stellar evolution. Elements of General Relavitiy. Gravitational waves. Basics of astroparticle physics, solar neutrino detection. Elements of X ray astronomy. Foundations of cosmology. Big Bang. Nucleosynthesis. CMBR. 

PREREQUISITES

General Physics. Quantum Mechanics. Basics of nuclear and particle physics. 

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

T. Padmanabhan, Invitation to Astrophysics

S. Weinberg, Gravitation and Cosmology

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARCO PALLAVICINI (President)

FLAVIO GATTI

ALESSANDRO PETROLINI

LESSONS

LESSONS START

March 2018