PROFESSOR: Michael Shull
TIME AND PLACE: Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 pm, DUANE E-126. You can check the list below for the schedule of topics and assigned discussion leaders.
COURSE HOME PAGE: http://casa.colorado.edu/~mshull/high-z-galaxies/
GOALS OF THIS COURSE:
This seminar is intended primarily for APS and Physics graduate students,
and is tied to one of the graduate Astrophysics courses this term:
ASTR 5770 (Cosmology).
The seminar provides an opportunity for graduate students to explore
one area of current research in depth, by reading and discussing
review articles and research papers.
READINGS:
In this seminar, we will read and discuss classical and current research papers
on the subject of High-Redshift Galaxies: their detection, their formation
mechanisms, and their impact on the universe at large:
intergalactic medium (IGM), reionization, and chemical evolution.
Some recent review papers on high-z galaxies, quasars, and reionization include:
For those of you who wish to read about Cosmology in more detail,
here is a useful link to a
Cosmology Tutorial,
a Web-Tutorial, written by Ned Wright of UCLA, complete with Frequently Asked
Questions, News of the Universe, even sections on "Cosmology and Religion"
and "Cosmology and Art".
PREREQUISITES: Undergraduate degree in Physics
(especially classical mechanics, modern physics, statistical and thermal
physics, electromagnetic theory) or permission of the instructor MATHEMATICAL SKILLS REQUIRED:
Math and physical concepts in the
early universe at an advanced level.