ASTR505 STELLAR ATMOSPHERES
| Course Code: |
8640505 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
8.0 |
| Department: |
Astrophysics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Prof.Dr. HALÝL KIRBIYIK |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Radiative equilibrium and the energy transfer equation; solution of the equation of transfer; the opacity of stellar material; model stellar atmospheres; the theory of line formation; application of line contour theory; curves of growth.
