Department of Physics

18902 Computational Astrophysics

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS361

Course Content

• Introduction to Python for astrophysical use and basic arithmetic analysis.
• Equation solution and applications in astrophysics.
• Estimation of astrophysical quantities with Monte Carlo simulations.
  
  Data analysis:
• Applications of curve fitting in spectra of astrophysical sources.
• Modeling of the rotation curve of a galaxy from three dimensional data cube.
• Bayesian modeling of the spectral energy distribution of the galaxy.
• Modeling of a data cube with synthetic stellar population synthesis models.
• Simulations of galaxies.