PřF:F7600 Physics of stellar atmospheres

F7600 Physics of stellar atmospheres

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2016

Extent and Intensity

2/1. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Guaranteed by

Timetable

Mon 19. 9. to Sun 18. 12. Mon 17:00–17:50 F3,03015, Mon 17:00–18:50 F3,03015, Mon 18:00–18:50 F3,03015, Tue 7:00–8:50 FLenc,03028

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives

At the end of this course, students should be able to understand the basic physics of stellar atmospheres and the radiative transfer in astrophysics.

Syllabus

Introduction. Interaction of radiation with matter. Radiative transfer equation. Formal solution of radiative transfer equation Radiative transfer with scattering. Line absorption and emission. Continuum absorption and emission. Local thermodynamic equilibrium. Statistical equilibrium equations. Grey atmosphere. Classical model atmospheres. Moving atmospheres.

Literature

recommended literature

HUBENY, Ivan; MIHALAS, Dimitri; Theory of stellar atmospheres, Princeton University Press, 2015, ISBN 9780691163291
MIHALAS, Dimitri. Stellar atmospheres. 2nd ed. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company. xx, 632. ISBN 0716703599. 1978. info

not specified

RYBICKI, George B. and Alan P. LIGHTMAN. Radiative processes in astrophysics. New York: John Wiley & Sons. xv, 382. ISBN 0471827592. 1979. info
JEFFERIES, John T.; Spectral line formation, Blaisdel Publ. Comp., 1968

Teaching methods

Lecture and exercise

Assessment methods

Type of examination and information on teaching lectures and class exercises, oral exam.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.