"Physics of Compact Objects" Seminar

Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, UCSC


 

We'll skim through the "Neutron Stars, White Dwarfs and Black Holes: Physics of Compact Objects" book by Shapiro & Teukolsky.

Date
Time & Place
Discussion Lead
Chapter
Title
TBA
1
 Star death- Formation of Compact Objects
2
 Cold Equation of State Below the Neutron Drip
TBA
3
 White Dwarfs
4
 Cooling White Dwarfs
   
A. Aguirre
5
 General Relativity
     
6
 Equilibrium and Stability of Fluid Configuration
     
7
 Rotation and Magnetic Fields
     
8
 Cold Equation of State above Neutron Drip
   
B. Kiziltan
9
 Neutron Star Models: Mass and Radii
   
B. Kiziltan
10
 Pulsars
   
B. Kiziltan
11
 Cooling Neutron Stars
     
12
 Black Holes
   
P.S. Parkinson
13
 Compact Xray Sources
   
D.Smith
14
 Accretion onto Black Holes
   
D.Smith
15
 Accretion onto Neutron Stars and White Dwarfs
     
16
 Gravitational Radiation
     
17
 Supermassive stars and Black holes
     
18
 Stellar Collapse and Supernova Explosions

Please contact Bülent KIzILtan if you want to voluteer as a discussion lead.