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Astrophysics III

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Course ID:	1104-5A11
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.705 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (unknown)
Course title:	Astrophysics III
Name in Polish:	Astrofizyka III
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics
Course groups:	Astronomy (2nd level); 2nd year courses
Course homepage:	https://kampus-kursy.ckc.uw.edu.pl/mod/journal/view.php?id=254169
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	Polish
Main fields of studies for MISMaP:	astronomy physics
Prerequisites (description):	Astrophysics I and II.
Short description:	The lecture is devoted to compact objects, gravitational lensing and transient events.
Full description:	A brief introduction to binary evolution is presented with the emphasis on the formation of compact object binaries. Such binaries are analyzed in the context of gravitational wave astronomy. 1. Binary evolution 2. Formation of compact object binaries 3. Introduction to gravitational wave astronomy 4. Detection of gravitational waves. 5. Light deflection in gravitational field. 6. Application of gravitational lensing (dark matter structure, distance determination, mass distribution in space, limits on cosmological parameters). 7. Gravitational microlensing, applications, e.g. planets, black holes 8. Gaia space mission, its data and applications 9. Supernovae and other rare transients 10. Machine learning in astronomy Modeling of the gravitational lensing is based on its description in the weak field approximation of general relativity (GR), however the lecture does not require full knowledge of GR. The applications assume some knowledge of astrophysics and cosmology. Basics of the gravitational lensing will be described, especially the microlensing. Other topics will concentrate on transient phenomena, like supernovae, novae, dwarf novae, including new and rare types of cosmological explosions: tidal disruption events, super-luminous supernovae, luminous red novae, etc. Prepared by: Tomasz Bulik and Lukasz Wyrzykowski, Oct.2025
Bibliography:	1. Shapiro i Teukolsky, "Black holes, white dwarfs and neutron stars", Wiley, 1983 2. Schneider, Ehlers i Falco "Gravitational lensing", Springer, Heidelberg 1992 3. Eggleton, Evolutiony processes in binary and multiple stars, Cambridge, 2006 Internet pages containing additional description: http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~tb/ http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/~wyrzykow/LECTURES/
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) Znajomość podstaw teoretycznych i metod używanych do analizy efektów soczewkowania grawitacyjnego, podwójnych układów obiektów zwartych i przewidywania możliwości detekcji fal grawitacyjnych. Znajomość ewolucji układów podwójnych. Umiejętnosc analizy historii układu na podstawie jego obecnego stanu. Znajomośc scneriuszy ewolucyjnych powstawania układów podójnych obieltów zwartych.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	The final note is based on the written and oral exams.
Internships:	none

Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (past)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W WYK CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 15 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 15 places more information
Coordinators:	Tomasz Bulik, Łukasz Wyrzykowski
Group instructors:	Tomasz Bulik, Łukasz Wyrzykowski
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

Classes in period "Winter semester 2025/26" (past)

Time span:	2025-10-01 - 2026-01-25	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W WYK CW TH FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 15 places more information Lecture, 30 hours, 15 places more information
Coordinators:	Tomasz Bulik, Łukasz Wyrzykowski
Group instructors:	Tomasz Bulik, Łukasz Wyrzykowski
Course homepage:	https://kampus-kursy.ckc.uw.edu.pl/mod/journal/view.php?id=254169
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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