Interstellar gas and plasma dynamics
Course: Astrophysics
Structural unit: Faculty of Physics
Title
Interstellar gas and plasma dynamics
Code
ВБ2.3
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
be able to logically and consistently formulate basic physical principles and laws; solve basic variants of astrophysical problems; evaluate characteristic values of physical parameters; evaluate the accuracy of the results of theoretical modeling and observational data; determine the main physical and evolutionary characteristics of the interstellar medium; work independently with scientific literature.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful completion of courses in mechanics, fundamentals of vector and tensor analysis, a number of special courses, primarily theoretical physics, plasma physics, and theoretical astrophysics.
Course content
an idea is formed about the main observational
(experimental) characteristics of the interstellar medium at different stages of
evolutionary development; to understand the physical processes that determine its state, methods of
determining the characteristics of the interstellar medium and testing the theory of its evolution;
mathematical formulation and physical content of the main physical principles and
laws on which modern theoretical astrophysics is based; main methods of
solving and analyzing astrophysical problems; modern achievements of theoretical
astrophysics and observational astronomy.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Bruce T. Draine. Physics of the interstellar and intergalactic medium. –Princeton university press, 2011.
Michael A. Dopita, Ralph S. Sutherland. Diffuse Matter in the Universe.-Springer-Verlag. 2001.
J E Dyson. The Graduate Series in Astronomy. The Physics of the Interstellar Medium. Second Edition Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 1997.
Tielens A.G.G.M. The physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium. –Cambridge University Press, 2005.
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1412.5182.pdf
https://astro.uni-bonn.de/~uklein/teaching/ISM/
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment:
1. Tests: 3, each – 10 points
2. Lecture work – 10 points
3. Short independent tasks – 10 points
- final assessment (in the form of an exam/complex exam,
differentiated assessment):
Exam – 50 points
- conditions for admission to the final exam:
at least 10 points during the semester
Tests are carried out in the middle (first module) and at the end (second module)
of the semester. Lecture work and short independent tasks are assessed during the semester with
summarizing the results for the first and second modules
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Sergii
Grygorovych
Kravchuk
Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics
Faculty of Physics
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics