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| CRN | Type | Section | Time | Days | Location | Instructor |
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| 48224 | lecture | AFD | 02:30 PM - 03:50 PM | TR | room 134 Astronomy Bldg | Gammie, C |
| 4 hours Astronomy 596 - AFD - Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics (CRN 48224) An introduction to fluids in an astrophysical context. Topics include: fluid, continuity, and energy equation, equations of state, waves, magnetized fluids, viscous fluids, turbulence, magnetized turbulence, shocks, perturbation theory, fundamental instabilities, stellar oscillations, tides, accretion disks. x 496 - AFD |
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| 43738 | lecture | PC | 02:00 PM - 02:50 PM | MWF | room 134 Astronomy Bldg | Fields, B |
| 4 hours Physical Cosmology ASTR 569 PC: Physical Cosmology We will survey the essentials of modern cosmology, providing an overview of the state of the field, of open questions, and of observational and theoretical tools. Planned topics include: classical cosmology--the Friedmann universe; the early universe--inflation, nucleosynthesis, dark matter; the cosmic microwave background--basic physics, anisotropies, polarization; large scale structure formation--theoretical and numerical models observational tests; dark energy--observational evidence, theoretical ideas. The emphasis will be on applying physical principles to understand observations, and on using observations to constrain the nature of matter and spacetime on cosmic scales--viewing the universe as a laboratory for fundamental physics. Course work will focus heavy on problem solving. The intended audience is first-year graduate students and beyond; prior knowledge of cosmology, general relativity, or particle physics is not required. |
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