ASTR_V 200 - Frontiers of Astrophysics

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.

Credits: 3.00

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