Course ID
NWI-NB066B |
Credits
3 |
Scheduled
fourth quarter |
Teaching methods
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Pre-requisites
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Objectives
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Contents 'We are all made of stardust': all elements (except hydrogen and helium) in the human body were once synthesized in the centers of stars or supernovae. In the course we will investigate the physics of and circumstances under which the elements were formed in the Universe. Topics that will be treated are: - Nucleosynthesis in the Big Bang: the 'first three minutes' - Nucleosynthesis in supernovae: Type I & Type II - Chemical yields on the Asymptotic Giant Branch - Astrochemistry in the interstellar medium - Chemical composition of the cosmic web. |
Subjects |
Examination Schriftelijk |
Literature Bernard E.J. Pagel, Nucleosynthesis and chemical evolution of galaxies, 2nd Edition, 2009, Cambridge University Press, Hardback, ISBN-13: 9780521840309 (ca 45 Pond) |
Lecturer dr. J.R. Hörandel |
Included in -'Bachelor Natuur- en Sterrenkunde' |