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The
Physics of Galaxies, 10 ECTS (hp), Spring 2016 |
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Literature: |
Peter Schneider, 2015, “Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology”, Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-54082-0 (hardback) or 978-3-642-54083-7 (eBook) |
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Contents: |
Extragalactic astronomy, with
emphasis on the properties, evolution and origin 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 course Astrophysics I is required. |
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Examination: |
Seminars, literature report, hand-in exercises, laboratory exercise |
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Teacher: |
Erik Zackrisson, erik.zackrisson(at)physics.uu.se |
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Time: |
April-June 2016 |
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Schedule
Recent changes are marked in red
Date |
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Room |
Lecture/ |
Topics |
To read |
To turn in/prepare |
April 12 |
10-12 |
Å80115 |
Lecture 1 |
Course
introduction Galaxy
classification |
1—1.4, 3—3.1.2, |
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April 14 |
13-15 |
Å2003 |
Lecture 2 |
The Milky Way |
2.1—2.4.2, 6.1—6.1.3 |
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April 19 |
15-17 |
Å80109 |
Lecture 3 |
Dark matter in galaxies |
2.4.3, 3.3.4,
4.4.6, |
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April 21 |
15-17 |
Å11167 |
Lecture 4 |
Disk galaxies Elliptical
galaxies |
3.2—3.4.5 |
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April 26 |
13-15 |
Å80109 |
Lecture 5 |
Star formation The interstellar medium |
3.5-3.5.6, 9.6—9.6.2 |
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April 27 |
10-12 |
Å12167 |
Exercise session I |
Group exercise |
Study solution set I carefully |
Bring pen, paper, calculator (or computer) |
May 3 |
13-15 |
Å13167 |
Lecture 6 |
Black holes Active galactic
nuclei Introduction to
the laboratory exercise |
3.8-3.8.3 5—5.7 |
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May 10 |
10-12 |
Å12167 |
Lecture 7 |
Galaxy groups Gravitational lensing |
6—6.8, 3.11—3.11.4, |
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May 12 |
13-16 |
Å4003 |
Seminar
I |
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See instructions for seminar I |
May 17 |
10-12 |
Å12167 |
Lecture 8 |
The high-redshift
Universe Cosmic
reionization The first stars
and galaxies |
8.5—8.5.3, |
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May 19 |
13-15 |
Å13167 |
Exercise session II |
Group exercise |
Study solution set II carefully |
Bring pen, paper, calculator (or computer) |
May 24 |
13-15 |
Å80109 Å11167 |
Seminar II |
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See instructions for seminar II |
May 25 |
10-12 |
Å80109 |
Extra session if required |
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May 26 |
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Please submit via email (preferably in pdf
format) |
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Literature exercise: written report |
May 31 |
13-15 |
Å11167 |
Literature exercise – oral presentations |
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Presentation |
June 2 |
13-15 |
Å12167 |
Literature exercise – oral
presentations |
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Presentation |
June 7 |
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Database exercise:
written report |
June 14 |
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Hand-in exercises |
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Two exercise sessions
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Hand-in exercises
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Two seminars
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One database exercise
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Written essay (minimum 3 pages)
+ oral presentation (10 minutes)
Course material
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Exercise
sets with solutions: I,
II
Video tutorial: Set I, exercise 3
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Instructions for database exercise
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Lecture notes
grayscale:
L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8
colour,
full-size: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8
Errata
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Until May 7, 2016, there was
a typo in the solution to exercise 2 (Dust corrections) of exercise batch 2. In
equation 12, the numerical constant should be 0.935 and nothing else. This
affected the numerical results throughout the rest of the solution as well.
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Important update May 13,
2016: The written reports for the literature exercise and the database/computer
exercise should be submitted to the URKUND system (a plagiarism detector used
by Uppsala University), rather than to me directly.
You do this by submitting your report as an attachment in pdf format to: erik.zackrisson.uu[at]analys.urkund.se
You can read more about URKUND here.