Course Overview

The goal of every astrophysical model is to provide a quantitative interpretation of astrophysical observations. This discipline is hence fundamental to students which aim to pursue their MSc, PhD and post-graduate studies in Astrophysics.

Learning Achievement

Study the basic processes involved in the production of radiation that we receive from celestial bodies, as well as the interaction of this radiation with intervening matter.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Radiative Transfer. Radiation fields. Polarization of Light. Radiation from charged particles. System of Particles. Special Relativity. Bremsstrahlung. Synchrotron Radiation. Compton Scattering. Plasma Effects. Atomic radiative and collisional transitions. Astrophysical line emission processes. Stellar spectral line formation.

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Antonio Mario Magalhaes

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