Physics for astrophysics II
Coordinator: Associate Professor Peter Wells (Department of Physics)
4 points * Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MAT2010, MAA2011, MAA2032, and a minimum of eight points of second-year physics, which must include the units `Introduction to quantum mechanics', `Quantum physics', and `Atomic and nuclear physics' * Recommendations: PHS2251, PHS2262
Objectives This subject is designed for students taking the full twenty-four point astrophysics sequence and who are not taking any other third-year physics subjects. Depending on the actual choice of units included in this subject, on its completion students will have a basic understanding of radiative processes in stars, and their effects on observable properties; understand sufficient nuclear or elementary particle physics to appreciate their roles in stellar structure and evolution and nucleosynthesis, or cosmic ray studies, exotic objects, and modern cosmology, respectively.
Synopsis This subject consists of a choice of any two of the third-year physics topics `Stellar atmospheres', `Elementary particles', and `Nuclear physics'. The synopses for these are listed under the physics third-year entry in this handbook.
Assessment Examinations: 85% * Assignments: 15%
Recommended texts
Bohm-Vitense E Introduction to stellar astrophysics vol. 2, Stellar atmospheres CUP, 1989
Krane W S Introduction to nuclear physics Wiley, 1987
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