Lecture: “White Dwarfs, Neutron Stars, and Black Holes – Compact Objects in Astrophysics”

Simulated view of a black hole in front of the Large Magellanic Cloud.

Winter semester 2015/2016 at Universität Heidelberg

Prof. Dr. F. Röpke, Dr. A. Bauswein
Lecture: Monday, 2–4pm, Philosophenweg 12, kleiner Hörsaal

Syllabus

formation, occurrence and appearance of astrophysical compact objects
equations of state
introduction to a general relativistic treatment
supernova explosions
modeling nuclear reactions
pulsars
black hole thermodynamics

Literature

Camenzind: “Compact Objects in Astrophysics” (Springer)
Shapiro & Teukolsky: “Black Holes, White Dwarfs, and Neutron Stars…” (Wiley VCH)
Glendenning: “Compact Stars: Nuclear Physics, Particle Physics, and General Relativity” (Springer)

Slides

You can download the slides from the Moodle page. The password for enrolling is given to you in the lecture. If you do not have it, just ask us by e-mail.