Summer term 2023
Astrophysikalisches Proseminar
Astrophysical seminar in which students work on a topic of their choice, which has to be presented at the end of the course.
Possible topics: Dark Matter (DM) - Dark Energy - Gravitational Waves - Modified Gravity - Nucleosynthesis and the Big Bang - (Inflation in) The Early Universe - Cosmic and Astrophysica Sources of Gravitational Waves - Explore DM with Gravitational Waves - Black Hole Shadow of M87 - Collisions of Neutron Stars - NICER - LIGO - LISA - eROSITA - Genesis of Elements - Sagittarius A* - InSight - ALMA - EUCLID
Format: The lecture will be given in German and will take place Block seminar with inital meeting.
Schedule: [Initial Meeting: April 12, 2023, 10.00 - 10.45 a.m., 02.116a+b]
Lecturer(s): Prof. Laura Sagunski | Prof. Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich |
Head Tutor(s): -
Course organisation
Format of the lecture
- The format of this module is a block seminar. We start with an initial meeting on April 12, 2023, at which we distribute the presentation topics among the participating students. Please register in the corresponding Olat course. The presentations will be held at the end of the semester.
Communication between lecturer(s), tutors and students
- In case of questions, please contact the lecturers directly via e-mail.
Participation & Tasks (Studienleistung)
- There is no homework. In this module, the students are supposed to work independently on a topic from current astrophysical research and developments throughout the semester. The results of this work have to be presented in a presentation at the end of the semester in the context of a small workshop. The exact date is to be announced (tba).
Examination (Prüfungsleistung)
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A successfull presentation at the end of the semester is needed to pass the course.
You can use the course's credits to be valued as the obligatory master's proseminar or as the proseminar for the minor subject astronomy (Astro 3).
Recommended literature & Course material
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Lecture Notes on Cosmology
Daniel Baumann
Schedule
| ID | Day | Time | Room | Language | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distribution of presentation topics | April 12, 2023 | 10.00 - 10.45 am | 02.116a+b | German | Laura Sagunski, Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich |
| Presentations | tba | tba | tba | German | Laura Sagunski, Jürgen Schaffner-Bielich |