PASCEP COURSE OUTLINE

A. COSMOLOGY - Engr. Camilo Dacanay

• Review: The Big Bang Theory and the Standard Model of Particle Physics
• Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
• Higgs Field and Elementary Particles
• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
• Accelerating Universe, Extra Dimensions, and Supersymmetric Particles
• Critical Density and Fate of the Universe

B. ASTROPHYSICS - Dr. Romar Sese

• Triggers of Star Formation
• Physics of Stellar Evolution
• Classifications of Stars thru Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram
• Nuclear Reactions and Energy Generation in Stars
• Endpoint of Stellar Evolution (White Dwarf, Neutron Stars, Black Holes)

C. PLANETARY GEOLOGY - Erika Valdueza

• Theory of Planetary Formation
• Morphologic Processes that Shapes Earth's Surface

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