. "Astrophysics"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Computational methods for astrophysical applications"@en . . "6" . "The course starts with an introduction to common spatial and temporal discretization techniques to numerically solve sets of partial differential equations. Further on, the course treats various state-of-the-art numerical methods used in astrophysical computations. This encompasses basic shock-capturing schemes as employed in modern Computational Fluid Dynamics, common approaches for handling Radiative Transfer, and concrete gas dynamical applications with astrophysical counterparts. The main aim is to give insight in the advantages and disadvantages of the employed numerical techniques. The course will illustrate their typical use with examples which concentrate on stellar out-flows where the role and numerical treatment of radiative losses will be illustrated, but also touch on studies from solar physics, stellar atmospheres, astrophysical accretion disks and jets, pulsar winds, planetary nebulae, interacting stellar winds, supernovae . . . . The students will experiment with existing and/or self-written software, and gain hands-on insight in algorithms, their convergence rates, time step limitations, stability, .... The students will in the end be able to apply some of the schemes to selected test problems." . . "Presential"@en . "TRUE" . . "Master of Astronomy and Astrophysics"@en . . "https://www.kuleuven.be/programmes/master-astronomy-astrophysics" . "120"^^ . "Presential"@en . "he Master of Science in Astronomy and Astrophysics is a two-year programme consisting of 120 ECTS credits. In the first year, theoretical courses\n provide a solid foundation for further study, while you develop your \nresearch skills by undertaking a research project. In the second year \nyou work on your master's thesis, as front-line research\n typically conducted within one of the research groups. Attention is \ndevoted to the analysis and astrophysical interpretation of data and \nmodels, as well as to technological aspects of international \nastronomical research.\n\nAstronomical research and education has a distinct international and multidisciplinary character.\n The emphasis is on developing and applying research methodologies to \ncollect, analyse and interpret astronomical observations in the context \nof astrophysics. Technological as well as computational and theoretical \naspects are extensively covered. Thanks to new generations of \ninstruments on the Earth's surface and in space, you can adequately \nstudy the origin, structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies \nand the universe. Astronomy therefore retains a central place in \ninternational fundamental research.\n\nUpon successful completion of this programme, you will have acquired:\n\na thorough insight into various aspects of astronomya developed understanding of the various sciences contributing to astronomya critical research attitudethe ability to define and formulate strategies to study complex questionsthe ability to integrate technological developments into basic researchthe ability to construct simple numeric and physical-mathematical models to study data within a theoretical framework"@en . . "2"@en . "FALSE" . . "Master"@en . "Thesis" . "1092.10" . "Euro"@en . "1343.90" . "None" . "-"@en . "1"^^ . "FALSE" . "Upstream"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .