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ASTR/PHYS 563 (ASTR56300) Fall 2008

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Astroparticle Physics

Current session: Fall 2008

Offering: Fall, Spring CR: 3.0

Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PHYS 342; First Semester Junior Standing or higher; Only open to students in Aeronautics & Astronautics or Only open to students in Agricultural & Biological Engr or Only open to students in Biomedical Engineering or Only open to students in Chemical Engineering or Only open to students in Civil Engineering or Only open to students in Construction Engr & Mgmt or Only open to students in Electrical & Cmptr Engineering or Only open to students in Engineering Education or Only open to students in Industrial Engineering or Only open to students in Interdisciplinary Engineering or Only open to students in Land Surveying or Only open to students in Materials Engineering or Only open to students in Mechanical Engineering or Only open to students in Nuclear Engineering or Only open to students in Science. Authorized equivalent courses or consent of instructor may be used in satisfying course pre- and co-requisites.

Description: (PHYS 563) An overview of an emerging research frontier in modern physics that lies at the interface of particle physics and astrophysics. Emphasis is on topics that are particularly relevant to both fields, including cosmology, cosmic ray physics, very-high-energy gamma ray astrophysics, neutrino astrophysics, and gravitational wave physics.

Instructor(s):
CUI, WEI K.

Email:
cui@physics.purdue.edu

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Textbook(s) for Fall 2008
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
ASTR563 SUGGESTED: Introduction to Cosmology Barbara Ryden October 18, 2002 0-8053-8912-1 Benjamin Cummings
ASTR563 SUGGESTED: Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics Bergstrom & Goobar 2nd 3-540-32924-2 Springer-Verlag