Physics 611 aSTROPHYSICS (Stellar atmospheres) Course Outline
V. SEMESTER SCHEDULE Class meets 11:00-11:50 am in C254 ESC.
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WEEK# |
DATE (2006) | TOPIC |
SUPPL RDG (pp.) |
HW ASSGN DUE |
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1 |
W Sep 6 |
Radiative Quantities | RL 1-8, BV 26-27 | ||
| F Sep 8 | The Equation of Radiative Transfer | RL 8-15, BV 27-49 | |||
| 2 | M Sep 11 |
Thermal Radiation: Kirchoff's Law,
Wiens Law, Stefan-Boltzmann Law, Rayleigh-Jeans Approximation, Temperature Measures |
RL 15-27 | ||
| W Sep 13 | Thermal Radiation: The Einstein Coefficients | RL 27-33 | 1 | ||
| F Sep 15 | Scattering: Pure Scattering | RL 33-36 | |||
| 3 | M Sep 18 |
Scattering: Combined Scattering and
Absorption: Radiative Diffusion and the Rosseland Approximation |
RL 36-42 | ||
| W Sep 20 | The Eddington Approximation | RL 42-45 | |||
| F Sep 22 |
Review of Magnitudes, Colors, Spectra,
Temperature and Radiative Transfer Basics, Radiative Transfer in Optically Thin and Thick Nebulae |
BV 1-38 | |||
| 4 | M Sep 25 | ||||
| W Sep 27 | Radiative Transfer in Stellar Atmospheres | BV 39-68 | |||
| F Sep 29 | Gray Atmospheres | 2 | |||
| 5 | M Oct 2 | The Continuous Absorption Coefficient, κ | BV 68-86 | ||
| W Oct 4 | |||||
| F Oct 6 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | M Oct 9 | Continuous Absorption (cont.), The Influence of Non-grayness on κλ | BV 87-100 | ||
| W Oct 11 | The Influence of Non-grayness on κλ | ||||
| F Oct 13 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | M Oct 16 | Pressure Stratification | BV 101-113 | ||
| W Oct 18 | |||||
| F Oct 20 | 5 | ||||
| 8 | M Oct 23 | ||||
| W Oct 25 |
Line-Formation Theory |
The Damping Profile, The Doppler Profile, Convolving Profiles | BV 114-135 | ||
| F Oct 27 | |||||
| 9 | M Oct 30 |
No class. Please use this time to work on the midterm exam. |
RL
42-45, BV 1-113 |
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| Tu Oct 31 |
MIDTERM TAKE-HOME EXAM DUE AT 11:00 PM (does not include line-formation theory) |
Midterm |
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| W Nov 1 |
Line-Formation Theory |
Collisional Broadening | BV 121-130 | ||
| F Nov 3 | Collisional Broadening, The Voigt Profile | ||||
| 10 | M Nov 6 | The Voigt Profile | |||
| W Nov 8 | The Voigt Profile (Midterm Take-Home Examination Distributed) | ||||
| F Nov 10 | The Voigt Profile, Linear Stark Effect | ||||
| 11 | M Nov 13 | Linear Stark Effect, The Hydrogen Spectrum, Microturbulent Broadening | BV 136-139 | ||
| W Nov 15 | Curve of Growth | Discussion and the Reversing-Layer Model |
BV 131-135, 140-162 |
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| F Nov 17 | |||||
| 12 | M Nov 20 | ||||
| T Nov 21 | The Milne-Eddington Model | ||||
| W Nov 22 |
T H A N K S G I V I N G H O L I D A Y |
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| F Nov 24 | |||||
| 13 | M Nov 27 |
Curve of Growth |
The Milne-Eddington Model | 6 | |
| W Nov 29 | |||||
| F Dec 1 | Macroturbulent Broadening | No Text | |||
| 14 | M Dec 4 | ||||
| W Dec 6 | Macroturbulent Broadening and Rotational Broadening | ||||
| F Dec 8 | Rotational Broadening and Broadening by Radial Pulsation | ||||
| 15 | M Dec 11 | The Hydrogen Convection Zone | BV 174-189 | ||
| W Dec 13 | |||||
| F Dec 15 |
R E A D I N G D A Y |
RL 1-45, BV 1-135, 174-189 | |||
| 16 | T Dec 19 |
F I N A L E X A M I N A T I O N (11 am - 2 pm) |
Final Exam | ||