302742 (v.1) Astrophysics 401

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Contact Hours:

2.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Admission: to the Physics honours program

Selected topics from - particle physics and the early universe, the early universe as a cosmic accelerator, relic neutrinos. The origin of the light elements. The solar neutrino problem. Supernova explosions. Nucleosynthesis in novae. Galactic chemical evolution. Isotopic anomalies in meteorites. Nucleocosmochronology and the age of the universe. Nuclear reaction data and its applications to stellar evolution. Cosmic radioactivity.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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