FIZ466 Astrophysics II

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Topics to be covered

          1. Compact Objects (White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars and Black Holes)

          2. Galaxies

          3. Cosmology

Announcements


1- The lectures of the first week covered first two chapters of Camenzind and some part from Jaffe. We also covered
    kinetic theory description of pressure. A more complete list of references for the first topic is here.
2- Exercises for the first week.
3-Lecture notes for quick and dirty introduction to GR
4-Lecture notes for Neutron Stars
5-Lecture notes for accretion onto compact objects.
6-Lecture notes for the solar system, formation and extrasolar planets.
7-Lecture notes for cosmology and dark matter: lec1, lec2, lec3, lec4, lec5, lec6, lec7, lec8
and Olbers' Paradox

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