280510 VU Consolidation module: galaxy evolution (2012S)

6.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und

Continuous assessment of course work

Dieser Kurs ist vor allem für Bachelor-Studenten ab dem 4. Semester konzipiert.
Voraussetzung ist der erfolgreiche Abschluss der Vorlesung "Einführung in die Astronomie 3".
Erster Termin: 9.3.2012
Letzter Termin: 29.6.2012
Fr 9:45 - 12:15 im Hörsaal Univ. Sternwarte

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Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Tu 14.02.2012 10:17 to Mo 27.02.2012 23:59
Registration is open from We 29.02.2012 00:00 to Mo 30.04.2012 23:59
Deregistration possible until Mo 30.04.2012 23:59

Details

max. 50 participants

Language: German, English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

-galaxy dichotomy: red sequence and blue cloud
-telescopes and instruments
-galaxy surveys
-global star formation in galaxies
-luminosity and mass functions
-the main sequence of galaxies
-environment effects
-galaxy merging
-mass and environment dependence of quenching (cessation of star formation)
-internal kinematics
-AGNs

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Lecture, exercises, presentation

Reading list

Peter Schneider, "Einführung in die extragalaktische Astronomie und Kosmologie", Springer-Verlag
Peng, Y. et al. 2010, ApJ, 721, 193
Peng, Y. et al. 2011, arXiv 1106.2546

Association in the course directory

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