Extragalactic Astrophysics
Lectures:
Lectures:
Mondays from 10:15-11:45 in 5620.01.102 (Hörsaal 2, "Interims I")
First lecture: April 15, 2024 at 10:15
Lecturer:
Lecturer:
Dr. Gabriel Bartosch Caminha
Tutorials:
Tutorials:
Tuesdays from 14:15-15:45 in 5416.01.003 (Hörsaal 2, "Interims II")
The first session starts on May 7, 2024.
Tutors:
Tutors:
Irham Taufik Andika
Jana Grupa
Han Wang
Topics:
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:
Textbooks:
Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology by Peter Schneider (2015) (The book can be accessed with your TUM credentials on this website)