Course info

Lehrinhalte
The course is taught in English. It covers fundamental experimental and theoretical aspects of Nuclear Astrophysics.  Main topics comprise:
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[*]Introduction
[*]Primordial Nucleosynthesis
[*]Thermonuclear Reactions in Stars
[*]Hydrogen Burning
[*]The Sun
[*]Advanced Burning
[*]Explosive Hydrogen Burning
[*]Nucleosynthesis of Heavy Elements
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Literature
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[*]Christian Iliadis: Nuclear Physics of Stars, Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2007
[*]Bradley W. Carroll and Dale A. Ostlie: An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics, Pearson/Addison-Wesley, San Francisco, 2nd ed. 2007
[*]Claus E. Rolfs and William S. Rodney: Cauldrons in the Cosmos: Nuclear Astrophysics, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, reprint 2005
[*]Bernard E. J. Pagel: Nucleosynthesis and Chemical Evolution of Galaxies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, reprint 2009
[*]Donald D. Clayton: Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis, Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, reprint 1983
[*]selected review articles
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Voraussetzungen
recommended: Bachelor of Science degree including an introductory nuclear physics course

Erwartete Teilnehmerzahl
20-30

Zusätzliche Informationen
Course website:
http://theorie.ikp.physik.tu-darmstadt.de/nucastro/nucastro.html

Online-Angebote
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