Extragalactic Astrophysics

Lectures:

   Mondays from 10:15-11:45 in 5620.01.102 (Hörsaal 2, "Interims I") 

   First lecture: April 15, 2024 at 10:15

Lecturer:

   Dr. Gabriel Bartosch Caminha

Tutorials: 

   Tuesdays from 14:15-15:45 in 5416.01.003 (Hörsaal 2, "Interims II")

   The first session starts on May 7, 2024.

Tutors:

Irham Taufik Andika

Jana Grupa

Han Wang

Topics:

• The Milky Way

  • distance determinations

  • structure and kinematics

  • Galactic microlensing

  • Galactic center

• World of galaxies

  • elliptical galaxies

  • spiral galaxies

  • scaling relations

  • population synthesis

  • extragalactic distances

• Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs)

  • fundamental properties of quasars

  • accretion disk

  • Eddington luminosity

Textbooks:

  Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology by Peter Schneider (2015) (The book can be accessed with your TUM credentials on this website)