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AS7007
Galaxies, 7.5 hp, Spring 2012 |
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Literature: |
L.S. Sparke & J. S. Gallagher III, 2007, “Galaxies
in the Universe”, Cambridge University Press, ISBN
139780521671866 (paperback) or 139780521855938 (hardback) |
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Contents: |
Extragalactic astronomy, with
emphasis on the origin and evolution of galaxies. |
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Prerequisites: |
Knowledge
corresponding to a Bachelor's
degree in physics, or similar. In addition, basic knowledge about spectra, stellar physics, galaxies and cosmology corresponding to the courses Introduction to galaxies and cosmology (AS3001), Astrophysical
spectra (AS7006), Stellar structure
and evolution (AS7010) and Cosmology (AS7009) is required. |
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Examination: |
Seminars,
literature report and hand-in exercises. |
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Teacher: |
Erik Zackrisson, ez(at)astro.su.se, phone: 08-5537 8556 |
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Time: |
March-June 2012 |
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Schedule
Recent changes are marked in red
Date |
Time |
Room |
Lecture/
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Topics |
To read |
To turn in/prepare |
March 26 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 1 |
Course outline,
historical background, the extragalactic
distance scale, galaxy classification |
1.1-1.3, 1.4-1.5, 2.1.1, 2.2.3, 4.1.2 |
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March 27 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 2 |
The Milky
Way and the Local Group |
2.1, 2.2-2.4.2, 4.1-4.1.1, 4.2-4.3.1, 4.5 |
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March 29 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 3 |
Dark matter
in galaxies |
Not covered well in the textbook |
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April
10 |
13-15 |
FC61 |
Lecture 4 |
Disk galaxies and elliptical galaxies, |
1.3.1., 5.1-5.6.2, 6.1-6.4.2 |
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April 16 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Exercise session I |
Exercises
1-6 |
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April 19 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 5 |
Dwarf galaxies and starbursts, the stellar intial mass function, the galaxy luminosity function, surface brightness, star formation, the interstellar medium, chemical evolution, interactions & mergers, integrated vs. resolved photometry |
1.3.1,
2.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.3.2, 4.4, 7.1.2 |
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April 20 |
13:30-15 |
FC61 |
Seminar I |
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See
instructions for seminar I |
April 24 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture
6 |
Active galaxies, Lyman-alpha
absorption |
9-9.3 |
Hand-in exercises 1-3 |
April 26 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Lecture 7
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Galaxy groups, galaxy clusters, graviational lensing |
7.1-7.4.3, 8.1 |
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May 14 |
13-16 |
Aina Elvius |
Lecture 8 |
The high-redshift Universe: Reionization,
the first stars and galaxies |
8.3,
9.4-9.4.4 |
Hand-in
exercises 4-6 |
May 16 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Exercise session III |
Exercises
13-18 |
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May 18 |
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Written report |
May 29 |
10-12 |
FC61 |
Seminar II |
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See
instructions for seminar II |
May 31 |
10-15 |
FC61 |
Oral presentations |
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June 7 |
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Hand-in exercises 7-9 |
· Two seminars
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Three sets of hand in-exercises
· Written essay (minimum 3 pages) + oral presentation (10 minutes)
Course
material
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Exercises
(including hand-ins)
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Solutions to exercise sets I, II, III
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Lecture notes: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8
Errata
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None so far