Physics and Astronomy - Course Details
ASTR563: Astroparticle Physics (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)
Offering:
Fall, Spring CR: 3.0
Prerequisites:
Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344
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Description:
(ASTR/PHYS 563) An overview of a bustling research frontier in modern
physics that lies at the interface of particle physics and astrophysics.
Emphasis is on current topics that are particularly relevant to both
fields, including cosmology, dark matter, cosmic ray physics,
high-energy gamma ray astrophysics, neutrino astrophysics, and
gravitational wave physics.
Instructor(s):
Wei Cui
Email:
cui@purdue.edu
Textbook(s) for Fall 2010
Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher | Req/Opt | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SUGGESTED: Introduction to Cosmology | Barbara Ryden | October 18, 2002 | 0-8053-8912-1 | Benjamin Cummings | Optional | |
SUGGESTED: Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics | Bergstrom & Goobar | 2nd | 3-540-32924-2 | Springer-Verlag | Optional |
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