Frontiers of Astrophysics

3 credits

Stellar masses and evolution. White dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Extrasolar planet formation and detection. Dark matter in the Milky Way and other galaxies. Cosmological observations and principles. [3-0-0] Prerequisite: Either (a) one of PHYS_V 101, PHYS_V 106, PHYS_V 107, PHYS_V 117, PHYS_V 131, PHYS_V 153, PHYS_V 157, PHYS_O 111 and one of MATH_V 101, MATH_V 103, MATH_V 105, MATH_V 121, MATH_O 101, MATH_O 103; or (b) SCIE_V 001.