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  • Admissions

    It is a University which is committed to excellence and overall development of the student...

  • Placements

    Excellent education not only imparts knowledge, but also paves the way for...

  • Life@IIS Univ

    Life @ IISU is nothing less than a kaleidoscope of myriad hues; complete with...

  • Academics

    Taking the age-old tradition of enlightenment through education forward,...

  • Research

    To stimulate curiosity and cater to the global needs of a dynamic education,...

  • About Us

    The IIS University, with its perfect amalgamation of innovation, inspiration...

IIS (Deemed to be University)

Gurukul Marg, SFS, Mansarovar, Jaipur 302020, (Raj.) India

Phone:- +91-141-2400160-61, 2397906-07,

Fax: 2395494,2781158, Toll Free No.: 1800 180 7750

Astronomy | Physics

Astronomy

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Paper Code: 
PHY-613
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to -                                                    

This paper is designed to develop knowledge of Stars & stellar systems, Stellar Evolution, White dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes, Pulsars, The sun and solar system. This paper provides general information about the universe and equilibrium dynamics of planets and starts and develops necessary background for further studies and research programmes in astronomy and astrophysics.

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

PHY 613

 

Astronomy (Theory)

 This course will enable the students to -

CO169:                 Ability to comprehend astronomical scales and understand basic concepts of positional astronomy like astronomical coordinate system and measurement of distances, time and temperature and radius of star.

 

CO170:                Understand about star evolution & supernova .

 

CO171:               Understanding Physics of Dwarfs, neutron stars and black hole.

 

CO172:                Acquire basic knowledge of  Pulsars and binary stars.

 

 

CO173:                 Understanding Physics of sun and solar system.

 

CO174:                 The student acquires abilities to take up higher studies/research in Astro- Physics. 

 

 

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Power point presentation, Problem Solving in tutorials,  Visit to Birla Platenorium &  Swai Man Singh Jantar-Mantar the Astronomical open Lab.   

 

Learning activities for the students:

Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Solving numerical

Additional learning – Online Videos.

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation

 

9.00
Unit I: 
II
Stars & stellar systems:Introduction, stars, stellar magnitudes & colors, theoretical constraints on astronomical observations.
Stellar structure: introduction, basic equation of stellar structure, solutions to equations, observational aspects of stellar atmospheres.
9.00
Unit II: 
II
Stellar Evolution: Introduction, pre-main sequence collapse, evolution of high mass stars, evolution of low mass stars, late stage evolution of stars.
Supernova: Introduction, Formulation of iron cores & neutrino cooling, core collapse, supernova luminosity & light curves.
9.00
Unit III: 
III

White dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes: introduction, structure of white dwarfs,  surface structure, mass bounds for neutron stars, internal structure of neutron stars, gravitational collapse & introduction to black holes.

9.00
Unit IV: 
IV
Pulsars: Introduction to pulsars, magnetars and quasars, EM field around the pulsar,pulsar timing.
Binary stars & Accretion: Introduction, low mass and high mass X-ray binaries, accretion disks, general relativistic effects in binary systems.
9.00
Unit V: 
V

The sun and solar system: Introduction, the standard solar model, solar neutrinos, solar oscillations, the atmosphere and corona of the sun, solar wind, brief description of the solar system, aspects of solar system dynamics.

References: 
  • Green, S.F. & Jones, M.H., An Introduction to the Sun and Stars (Cambridge University Press)
  • Jones, M.H. &Lambourne, R.J.A., An Introduction to Galaxies & Cosmology (Cambridge
  • University Press)
  • Carroll, B.W. &Ostlie, D.A., An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics (Pearson)
  • Shu, F.H., The Physical Universe, An Introduction to Astronomy, (University Science Books)
  • Motz, L. & Duveen, A., The Essentials of Astronomy, (Colombia University Press)
  • T. Padmanabhan, Theoritical Astrophysics, volume II, (Cambridge University Press)
Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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