1. Theoretical Astrophysics II Markus Roth Fakultät für Mathematik und Physik Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik 0. Basic Information

2. Lectures and Exercises Lecturer: PD Dr. Markus Roth – Contact: mroth@kis.uni-freiburg.de – Tel.: 0761/3198-0 (secretary) Qualifications: – Elementary lectures in physics – (Introduction to Astronomy & Astrophysics) Dates: – Lecture:Wednesday 10 – 13 ct SR I (May 7, 2014 Westbau 2. OG Seminarraum) – No lecture: June 12, 2014 (holiday) – Exercises:one – two hours every one or two weeks after agreement Location: Kiepenheuer-Institut für Sonnenphysik – Tutor: Kolja Glogowski Certificates (7 ECTS Punkte): – Participation at exercises obligatory (attendance list) – 50% of problems solved correctly – Active participation at exercises (demonstration of solutions on black board)

3. Exercises Proposals for a date? Course of Exercises: – 3 Exercise sheets (usually submission one week after issue) Working at home on the problems Discussion and presentation of solutions in exercise hours – 3 hands-on computer exercises at KIS June & July Exercises are issued Wednesdays and can be solved at home or mainly in the exercise hours Computer knowledge (Data languages IDL, Matlab, Python,…) ?

4. Location of Kiepenheuer-Instituts Ludwigstr Mozartstr Wintererstr Schöneckstr Iron fence with door and stairs behind City Garden Schöneckstraße 6, Tel. (0761) 3198-0

5. Program 4. Plasma physics and magneto-hydrodynamics 4.1 Plasma properties 4.2 Magneto-hydrodynamic equation 4.3 Induction equation 4.4 Generation of magnetic fields 4.5 MHD-Waves (Alfvén-waves, slow and fast MHD waves) 5. Stellar Pulsations 5.1 Stellar Structure and Evolution 5.2. Observations of stellar pulsations 5.3 Linear adiabatic oscillations 5.4 Helioseismology 5.5 Asteroseismology

6. Recommendations on Literature Prialnik D., “Stellar Structure and Evolution”, Cambridge University Press Spruit, H., “Essential magnetohydrodynamics for astrophysics”, Lecture Notes William Chaplin, “Music of the Sun: The Story of Helioseismology”; ISBN-10: 1851684514; 23,99 € (used 14,34 €) Conny Aerts et al., “Asteroseismology”; ISBN-10: 1402051786; 148,99 € (used 65,00 €) Frank Pijpers, “Methods of helio- and asteroseismology”; ISBN- 10: 1860947557; 104,99 € (used 74,48 €) Joergen Christensen-Dalsgaard, “Stellar Oscillations”, http://users-phys.au.dk/jcd/oscilnotes/ Slides at: http://www.kis.uni-freiburg.de/~mroth/vorlesung2014