NFYK14022U Making of Galaxies and chemical evolution
The course will cover the most important ideas in the field of galaxy formation and chemical enrichment. We will discuss primordial density fluctuations, linear and nonlinear growth of pertubations, violent relaxation, reionization of the intergalactic medium, observations of high-redshift galaxies, damped Lyman-alpha absorbers, and finally chemical enrichment probed by quasar absorption lines systems, gamma-ray bursts and old stars in nearby stellar systems.
Knowledge:
The students will after the course have acquired knowledge
about
- the most likely origin of primordial density fluctuations
- how linear pertubations grow during the radiation, matter and dark energy dominated phases of the cosmic history
- a simple top-hat model for the non-linear phase of galaxy formation
- methods by which to observationally detect high-redshift galaxies and their limitations and biases.
- the evidence we have for the cosmic chemical enrichment history based on quasar absorption systems, gamma-ray burst absorbers and old stars in near-by stellar systems.
Skills:
The students will after the course have acquired the following
skills:
- Account for the most likely origin of primordial density fluctuations
- the ability to derive from first principles how linear pertubations grow during the radiation, matter and dark energy dominated phases of the cosmic history.
- the ability to select high-redshift galaxy candidates from multicolor datasets
- the ability to determine redshifts from absorption spectra of high-redshift quasars and gamma-ray bursts
- the ability to estimate chemical abundances from spectra of high-redshift quasars and gamma-ray bursts
Competences:
This course provides the students with competences to further
pursue research within this field, e.g. through an M.Sc.
project.
Houjon Mo, Frank van den Bosch: Galaxy Formation and Evolution. Cambridge University Press. ISBN: 978-0-521-85793-2
- Category
- Hours
- Exercises
- 40
- Lectures
- 40
- Preparation
- 126
- Total
- 206
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Continuous assessmentTo pass the course active participation (minimum 80%) is a requirement. As a minimum the student has to lead one session of one hour duration and go through a least one of the chosen articles.
- Marking scale
- passed/not passed
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
- Exam period
- one internal examiner
Criteria for exam assesment
To pass the course active participation (minimum 80%) is a requirement. As a minimum the student has to lead one session of one hour duration and go through a least one of the chosen articles.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- NFYK14022U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 3
- Schedule
- B (Mon 8-12 + Tues 13-17 + Fri 8-12)
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Physics, Chemistry and Nanoscience
Contracting department
- The Niels Bohr Institute
Course responsibles
- Johan Peter Uldall Fynbo (6-7c788b8074815280747b407d8740767d)