SUBJECT
Title
Nuclear and particle astrophysics
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
3
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Thermodynamics of the early universe. Particle physics background of cosmology. Cosmic inflation. Baryogenesis. Big-bang nucleosynthesis. Hydrostatic burning phases of stars, supernova explosions. Nucleosynthesis in stars and supernovae.
Readings
required readings:
- E. Kolb, M. Turner: The early universe (Westview Press, 1994)
- D. Clayton: Principles of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis (University Of Chicago Press, 1984)
- C. Rolfs, W. Rodney: Cauldrons in the cosmos (University Of Chicago Press, 2005)
recommended readings:
- J. Bahcall: Neutrino astrophysics (Cambridge University Press, 1989)