ASTR 126. The Interstellar Medium

Study of the material between the stars and radiative processes in space, including both observational and theoretical perspectives on heating and cooling mechanisms, physics of interstellar dust, chemistry of interstellar molecules, magnetic fields, emission nebulae, hydrodynamics and shock waves, supernova remnants, star-forming regions, the multiphase picture of the interstellar medium.
Prerequisite: PHYS 006 and ASTR 016
Recommended: PHYS 064 and PHYS 107
Natural sciences and engineering.
1 credit.
Spring 2025. Cohen.
Fall 2026.
Cohen.
Catalog chapter: Physics and Astronomy
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/physics-astronomy

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