PHYS 70743 Advanced Topics in Astrophysics
Prerequisite: PHYS 60870 or permission of department chair. Regularly scheduled course on advanced topics in astronomy and astrophysics, including the following: Stellar Atmospheres: Basic methods and applications of radiative transfer. Theory and interpretation of astronomical spectra: line profiles, LTE and non-LTE line formation, abundances, model atmospheres, curve-of-growth. Stellar Interiors: Solution of the equations of stellar structure, analytic approximations and theory relating to equilibrium stellar models, nucleosynthesis in massive stars, final phases of stellar evolution. Galactic Structure: The interstellar medium, galaxy kinematics, interacting galaxies, evolution and classification of galaxies, extragalactic radio sources, quasars, cosmological models.