PřF:F9145 Astronomical excercises - Course Information
F9145 Astronomical excercises
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2013
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/4/0. 5 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Filip Münz, PhD. (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Mikulášek, CSc.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- F3190 Astronomical excercises && F4191 Astronomical excercises
- 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
- Applied Physics (programme PřF, B-AF, specialization Astrophysics)
- Physics (programme PřF, N-FY)
- Course objectives
- This course learns advanced astronomical methods for modern astronomers.
- Syllabus
- 1. Dynamics of solar system (integration of equations of motion of bodies in the central gravitational force, perturbational methods of solutions, multi-particle systems).
- 2. Stellar models (equations of stellar equilibrium, numerical solution, time evolution).
- 3. Eclipsing binary stars (light curve acquiring, models and interpretation of light curves)
- 4. Blazars (satellite data archives acquiring, interpretation of high-energy spectra, jets).
- 5. Image processing (FITS image format, source extraction, calibration, image filters)
- Teaching methods
- Hard work on literature, physical problems and computation.
- Assessment methods
- Elaborates.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2013, recent)
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