Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Spring Quarter 2013
• Summer Quarter 2013
• Autumn Quarter 2013

Sanjay K. Reddy
ASTR 510
Seattle Campus

Nuclear Astrophysics

Big bang nucleosynthesis; nuclear reactions in stars; solar neutrinos and neutrino oscillations; core-collapse supernovae; nucleosynthesis in stars, novae, and supernovae; neutron starts; composition and sources of cosmic rays; gamma ray bursts; atmospheric neutrinos. Offered: jointly with PHYS 554; A.

Class description

This introductory course will discuss how nuclear and neutrino processes play a role in astrophysics. We shall identify key processes and discuss theoretical methods to calculate them. The emphasis is to understand basic principles and physical concepts. We shall also survey relevant experiments and observations.

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