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PHYS-F438

Astrophysics

academic year
2024-2025

Course teacher(s)

Alain JORISSEN (Coordinator)

ECTS credits

5

Language(s) of instruction

english

Course content

Methods for deriving fundamental stellar parameters (mass- radius - luminosity). Equations of state. Equations of stellar structure.

Application to white dwarf stars

Objectives (and/or specific learning outcomes)

To master the equations of stellar structure, pre-requesite for the course on stellar evolution

Teaching methods and learning activities

blackboard

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Astrophysics for physicists, Arnab Rai Choudhuri, Cambridge University Press, 2010

Other information

Contacts

Alain Jorissen. Plaine N4.108

Evaluation

Method(s) of evaluation

  • Oral examination

Oral examination

Oral exam

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

100% oral exam

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