Louise Harra: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2021

Name Prof. Dr. Louise Harra
FieldSolar Astrophysics
Address
Inst. f. Teilchen- und Astrophysik
ETH Zürich, HIT J 22.4
Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone+41 44 633 44 50
E-mailharral@ethz.ch
DepartmentPhysics
RelationshipFull Professor (affiliated)

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
402-0368-61LThe Sun, Stars and Planets - Properties, Processes and Interactions4 credits2GL. Harra, S. P. Quanz
AbstractThe physics of solar flares, coronal mass ejections and the solar wind will be described. A discussion of the similarities and differences to stellar flares and coronal mass ejections will follow. An introduction to the detection and characterization of extrasolar planets, the impact of stellar phenomena on exoplanets and in particular on their potential habitability will be given.
Learning objectiveThe main goal of the course is to give the students an overview of physical phenomena that lead to impacts on the Earth, planets and exoplanets. The areas described are at the forefront of scientific research internationally, and touch on significant questions such as ‘is there life on other planets’. These topics will be of interest to students studying astrophysics, earth science and planetary sciences.
Literature"Astronomy and Astrophysics", Zeilik and Gregory
"Universe", Freedman and Kaufmann
Living review "The Sun in time: activity and environment" Güdel
"Solar Astrophysics", Peter Foukal
"Host stars and their effect on Exoplanet Atmospheres", Jeffrey Linsky