F9090 Astrophysics

Faculty of Science
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vladimír Štefl, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Vladimír Štefl, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Aleš Lacina, CSc.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Vladimír Štefl, CSc.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
Předmět je určen studentům učitelství fyziky. Na vybraných příkladech je provedeno seznámení s astrofyzikou i s jejími výzkumnými metodami. Cílem je vytvoření u studentů uceleného soudobého astrofyzikálního obrazu vesmíru.
Syllabus
  • 1.Determination of distances in astronomy. 2.Basic parameters of stars. The third Kepler's law. Spectral classification. 3.The Hetzsprung-Russell diagram. 4.Physics of stellar interiors. 5.Origin, evolution, and final stadii of stars. 6.Stellar evolution in close binaries. 7.Galaxy. Stellar populations and their characteristics. 8.Galaxies. Quasars. 9.Structure of the Universe. Red shift. Hubble's Law. 10.The Cosmological Principle. Models of the Universe. Determinations of the Hubble Constant, decceleration parameter and average density of the Universe. The relict radiation. 11.The Sun and the solar system. The terrestrial planets. Cosmogony of the solar system.
Literature
  • VANÝSEK, Vladimír. Základy astronomie a astrofyziky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1980, 541 s. URL info
  • ŠTEFL, Vladimír. Vybrané kapitoly z astrofyziky. Vyd. 1. Brno: Rektorát UJEP, 1985, 81 s. info
  • ŠTEFL, Vladimír and Jiří KRTIČKA. Úlohy z astrofyziky (Exercises of Astrophysics). I. Brno: MU, 2000, 76 pp. ISBN 80-210-2364-3. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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