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Stars and galaxies

  • ASP3012
  • Clayton Second semester 2013 (Day)
  • 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
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Stellar photometry; observing the stars; star formation; equation of state; reduced equations of stellar structure; polytropic stellar models; full equations of stellar structure; the main sequence; post-main-sequence evolution. Galactic morphology and stellar content; elliptical and spiral galaxies; large-scale structure of the Milky Way; dark matter; potential theory; galactic dynamics-orbits in spherical and axisymmetric potentials. Field trip. Astronomical data reduction. -- Course Website

Instructor: Dr Alina Donea

Prerequisites: One of MTH2010 or MTH2015, plus MTH2032, or equivalent



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