| Call Number | 11308 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
MW 1:10pm-2:25pm 307 Pupin Laboratories |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Charles J Hailey |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Prerequisites: a strong undergraduate background in E-M and classical mechanics. Qualified undergraduates may be admitted with the instructors permission. The basic physics of high energy astrophysical phenomena. Protostars, equations of stellar structure; radiative transfer theory; stellar nucleosynthesis; radiative emission processes; equations of state and cooling theory for neutron stars and white dwarfs, Oppenheimer-Volkoff equation; Chandrasekhar limit; shocks and fluids; accretion theory for both disks and hard surfaces; black hole orbits and light bending. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Physics |
| Enrollment | 8 students (15 max) as of 6:06PM Friday, October 31, 2025 |
| Subject | Physics |
| Number | GR6011 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences |
| Open To | Engineering:Graduate, GSAS |
| Section key | 20241PHYS6011G001 |