ASTR 680, High Energy Astrophysics
Physics in the extreme - strong-gravity general relativity,
quantum electrodynamics in ultrastrong magnetic fields, and other
topics - is encountered in high-energy astrophysics. The course will
introduce the fundamentals of the subject, with a focus on compact
objects such as black holes and neutron stars, and will also survey
recent exciting developments in this field. Topics include general
relativity, accreting neutron stars and black holes, and gamma-ray bursts.
Classes are in CSS 0201 on Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 12:30 to 1:45.
Schedule for class talks
Policies and course outline
Hints about doing research in
astrophysics
More research hints, courtesy of Ilya
Mandel (former graduate student at Caltech)
The Ten Commandments of
presentations
Additional hints about giving talks
What I hope you learn in the class
My lecture notes:
Midterm from 2007
Problem sets:
- Problem set 1, due Thursday, February 12
- Problem set 2, due Thursday, February 26
- Problem set 3, due Thursday, March 12
- Problem set 4, due Thursday, April 2
- Problem set 5, due Thursday, April 16
- Problem set 6, due Thursday, April 30
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