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| SPAT0011-1 | Extragalactic astrophysics
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| Duration : | 20h Th, 10h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | Pierre Magain |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester |
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Course contents :
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| Introduction to the understanding of our universe beyond the Milky Way
- distance scale
- formation and properties of galaxies
- active galactic nuclei
- clusters and groups of galaxies
- cosmology basics useful to understand the up-to-date vision of the formation and evolution of the universe (dark matter, gravitational lensing, cosmic microwave backrgound...)
This lecture focuses on observing means, phenomenological aspects and modeling as well. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Basic knowledge of the phenomena and methods of extragalactic astrophysics. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Astrophysics (SPAT0033-1) |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| A personal research work will be asked to the students. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| 2h lectures in 2nd semester |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| A copy of the Powerpoint files is available.
Useful books:
- Schneider "Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology" (Springer, 2006)
- Carroll & Ostlie "An introduction to modern astrophysics" (Pearson, 2007) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Oral |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pr Pierre Magain : 04 366 9753
pierre.magain@ulg.ac.be |
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