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Advanced Graduate Gravitational Microlensing - basics and applications

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Course ID: 1104-5A2012
Erasmus code / ISCED: 13.704 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (unknown)
Course title: Advanced Graduate Gravitational Microlensing - basics and applications
Name in Polish: Wykład monograficzny z astronomii "Gravitational Microlensing"
Organizational unit: Faculty of Physics
Course groups: Astronomy (2nd level); 2nd year courses
Course homepage: https://kampus.come.uw.edu.pl/course/view.php?id=7971
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language: English
Main fields of studies for MISMaP:

astronomy
physics
Prerequisites (description):

- introduce and explain the basic concept of the gravitational microlensing

- present additional effects accompanying the microlensing

- show numerous applications of the microlensing in astrophysics

- analyse in detail couple of examples of interesting microlensing events


Password to sign in to lecture on Kampus: microfun
Mode:

Remote learning
Self-reading
Short description:

Gravitational microlensing is a natural cosmic phenomenon which can be employed in studying otherwise undetectable parts of the Universe, e.g. planets, dark matter or black-holes. The lecture will introduce the concept of microlensing effect and will show its numerous astrophysical applications, including search for planets, black holes and dark matter. I will present the past, present and future of the field.
Bibliography:

Articles of Paczynski (1996), review of Wambsgans (1998).

Book: Schneider, Ehlers, Falco: Gravitational lensing.
Learning outcomes:

A student should know about the mathematical background and applications of gravitational microlensing in modern astrophysical sciences.

A student should be able to solve basic problems illustrating discussed topics.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

The course is taking place on a Kampus platform only. The students can watch the videos anytime, there is also a test connected with each Lecture. At the end there is exam, which can also be taken anytime convenient. The Lecturer is available every week during the planned time for the course for zoom or on-site consultations.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16
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Type of class:
Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Łukasz Wyrzykowski
Group instructors: Łukasz Wyrzykowski
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Examination: Course - Examination
Lecture - Examination
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