stránka Petra Kurfürsta

Department: Ústav teoretické fyziky a astrofyziky - Fyzikální sekce - Přírodovědecká fakulta Masarykovy univerzity, e-mail: petrk@physics.muni.cz

Department: Ústav teoretické fyziky Matematicko-fyzikální fakulty Karlovy univerzity, webpage: utf.mff.cuni.cz

International Astronomical Union committee member: IAU Working Group Active B Stars, webpage: www.iau.org/19009/

PhD Thesis: PhD Thesis

Diploma Thesis: Diplomová práce

Lectures, presentations and other points of interest: různé

Science
Research group: High Energy Astrophysics

Selected publications - list

Videos of models of supernova explosions interacting with aspherical circumstellar material:

Interaction with circumstellar disk: Model A

Interaction with colliding wind shell, bow shock: Model B1

Interaction with colliding wind shell, distant planar sheet: Model B2a

Interaction with colliding wind shell, near planar sheet: Model B2b

Interaction with colliding wind shell, away oriented bow shock: Model B3

Interaction with bipolar lobes: Model C

Gravitational waves
The formalism of gravitational waves vln equations in the standard linear approximation of a weak field, with explanatory remarks, you can find here: Gravitational waves

Teaching
Textbook for Computing practice 1 and 2 including collection of examples you will find at: Elportál (the extended Czech version for those interested you will find at: PP, the extended English version of the textbook you will find at: Computing Practice)

Textbook for Basic mathematical methods in physics 3 you cand find at: Elportál

For further practice - see the webpage of Marek Chrastina
Solved example 9.5.f: Taylor expansion
Solution of the bonus example from distance exams - spring semester 2020: Bonus example
Example of solving the integral of a trigonometric expression using the so-called universal substitution: Example_1.115
Solution of Example 6.12: Example_6.12

Here you can find links to older courses: podzim 2014 - jaro 2022

Selected chapters from astrophysics: Astronomical transients - fall semester 2022: FB270

Observations of transients in EM spectrum: Observations record

Cataclysmic variables (CV), classical novae (CN): Novae record

Supernovae (SNe) - observed ZOO - regular types and peculiarities: Supernovae_ZOO record

SNe: physical properties and progenitor types: SNe_physics record

Gamma ray bursts (GRBs) - properties & afterglows: GRB_properties record

GRB progenitors - collapsars, kilonovae, supernovae: GRB_progenitors record

Tidal disruption events (TDEs) - properties & models: TDEs record

Gravitational waves (GWs) - sources, binary mergers, common envelopes (CEs): GWs record

Computing practice 1 - fall semester 2022: F1422

Rules for the final grading: způsob hodnocení

Computing practice 2 - spring semester 2023: F2423

Rules for the final grading: způsob hodnocení

Basic mathematical methods in physics 3 - fall semester 2023: F3423

Videos with a recording of lectures for Computing practice 1:

Videos from fall semester 2020: přednášky podzim 2020

Videos with a recording of lectures for Computing practice 2:

Videos from spring semester 2021: přednášky jaro 2021

More videos with a recording of lectures for Computing practice 2:

Taylor expansion and basics of complex analysis: Taylorův rozvoj

Basics of complex analysis (continuation) and Fourier series: Fourierovy řady

Basics of tensor calculus: Tenzory

Covariant and contravariant transformations: Tenzory_2

Summary of semester topics: Shrnutí

Hydrodynamics
Selected topics from the theory of fluid and radiation hydrodynamics can be found here (English, in progress): Hydrodynamics

Supervisor
Undergraduate students: konzultant
PhD students: konzultant
Supervision of bachelor or master theses: vedoucí práce
Opponent reviews: oponent