Vorlesung: “White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes – Compact Objects in Astrophysics”
Winter semester 2015/2016 at Universität Heidelberg
Prof. Dr. F. Röpke, Dr. A. Bauswein
Lecture: Monday, 2–4pm, Philosophenweg 12, kleiner Hörsaal
Syllabus
- formation, occurrence and appearance of astrophysical compact objects
- equations of state
- introduction to a general relativistic treatment
- supernova explosions
- modeling nuclear reactions
- pulsars
- black hole thermodynamics
Literature
- Camenzind: “Compact Objects in Astrophysics” (Springer)
- Shapiro & Teukolsky: “Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars…” (Wiley VCH)
- Glendenning: “Compact Stars: Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and General Relativity” (Springer)
Slides
You can download the slides from the Moodle page. The password for enrolling is given to you in the lecture. If you do not have it, just ask us by e-mail.
About HITS
HITS, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, was established in 2010 by physicist and SAP co-founder Klaus Tschira (1940-2015) and the Klaus Tschira Foundation as a private, non-profit research institute. HITS conducts basic research in the natural, mathematical, and computer sciences. Major research directions include complex simulations across scales, making sense of data, and enabling science via computational research. Application areas range from molecular biology to astrophysics. An essential characteristic of the Institute is interdisciplinarity, implemented in numerous cross-group and cross-disciplinary projects. The base funding of HITS is provided by the Klaus Tschira Foundation.
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