SUBJECT

Title

Nuclear and particle astrophysics

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

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)