302889 (v.2) Astrophysics 502

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0

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Lecture:	2 x 2 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:	Particle physics and the early universe, the early universe as a cosmic accelerator and 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.

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Field of Education:	010303 Astronomy
Funding Cluster:	08 - Engineering, Science, Surveying
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark
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