Courses offered at EPFL/UNIL
| Astrophysics I, Introduction to astrophysics |
4th semester Physics section EPFL Bachelor |
F. Courbin, Prof. EPFL | ||
| Astrophysics II, Physical basics of astrophysics |
6th semester Physics section EPFL Bachelor |
P. Jablonka, Prof. EPFL | ||
| Astrophysics III, Stellar and galactic dynamics |
7th semester Physics section EPFL Master |
Y. Revaz, Dr. EPFL | ||
| Astrophysics IV, Observational cosmology |
8th semester Physics section EPFL Master |
J-P. Kneib, Prof. EPFL | ||
| History of cosmology | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) “Sciences au carré” |
P.Jablonka, Prof. EPFL |
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MOOCs
The Laboratory of Astrophysics has created two public, free online courses. The first cover the basics of astrophysics at a university level. The course is given in French, but English subtitles are available. The course website is here. The second one cover the principles of radio astronomy. It is given in English. The course website is here.
EPFL course content
This course is an introduction to stellar physics. It yields the concepts needed to understand how a star behaves, to build models of stellar structure and evolution, and to interpret stellar spectra.
MINEUR
Teachers: Jablonka Pascale
Language: french
Academic term: 2023-2024
Galaxy formation & evolution is about studying how galaxies in our Universe come into existence, how they evolve and what shapes their properties. This course describes the observational facts of galaxies and the various processes of galaxy evolution as seen from theoretical/numerical models.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Hirschmann Michaela
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
The aim of this course is to acquire the basic knowledge on specific dynamical phenomena related to the origin, equilibrium, and evolution of star clusters, galaxies, and galaxy clusters.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Revaz Yves
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
Introduction to time-variable astrophysical objects and processes, from Space Weather to stars, black holes, and galaxies. Introduction to time-series analysis, instrumentation targeting variability, and the importance of the time domain for astronomy, cosmology, and fundamental physics.
Doctoral Program in Physics
Teachers: Anderson Richard Irving
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
Cosmology is the study of the structure and evolution of the universe as a whole. This course describes the principal themes of cosmology, as seen from the point of view of observations.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Kneib Jean-Paul Richard
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
The main objective of this course is to teach the students the fundamentals of concurrent engineering for space missions and systems. The course is built around a similar framework to that of the European Space Agency's (ESA) Concurrent Engineering Challenge.
MINEUR
Teachers: Kneib Jean-Paul Richard, Rodriguez Martinez David
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
The dynamics of ordinary matter in the Universe follows the laws of (magneto)hydrodynamics. In this course, the system of equations that describes astrophysical fluids will be discussed on the basis of selected astrophysical examples, from the physics of stars, to galaxies and the early Universe.
Doctoral Program in Physics
Teachers: Schober Jennifer Waltraud
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
Give the student the basic notions that will allow him or her to have a better understanding of physical phenomena, such as the mechanics of point masses. Acquire the capacity to analyse quantitatively the consequences of these effects with appropriate theoretical tools.
Section of Life Sciences Engineering
Teachers: Kneib Jean-Paul Richard
Language: french
Academic term: 2023-2024
Students acquire the abilities to analyze physical systems through the lens of thermodynamics, statistical physics, and special relativity.
Section of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Teachers: Hirschmann Michaela
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
We present the role of particle physics in cosmology and in the description of astrophysical phenomena. We also present the methods and technologies for the observation of cosmic particles.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Perrina Chiara, Savchenko Volodymyr, Neronov Andrii
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024
The goal of this lab series is to practice the various theoretical frameworks acquired in the courses on a variety of robots, ranging from industrial robots to autonomous mobile robots, to robotic devices, all the way to interactive robots.
Section of Microtechnics
Teachers: Kneib Jean-Paul Richard, Boero Giovanni, Mondada Francesco, Bouri Mohamed, Micera Silvestro, Sakar Mahmut Selman, Dillenbourg Pierre, Skaloud Jan, Billard Aude, Floreano Dario
Language: english
Academic term: 2023-2024