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General Notes:
1.Extensivecontentsinbasicastronomicalconceptsarerequiredintheoreticalandpracticalproblems.
2.Basicconceptsinphysicsandmathematicsathighschoollevelarerequiredinsolvingtheproblems.Standardsolutionsshouldnot
involveuseofcalculusand/ortheuseofcomplexnumbersand/orsolvingdifferentialequations.
3.Astronomicalsoftwarepackagesmaybeusedinpracticalandobservationalproblems.Thecontestantswillbeinformedthelistof
softwarepackagestobeusedatleast3monthsinadvance.Thechosensoftwarepackagesshouldbepreferablyfreewaresorlowcostones
enablingallcountriestoobtainthemeasilyforpracticepurpose.ThechosensoftwaresshouldpreferablybeavailableonmultipleOSs
(Windows/Unix/GNULinux/Mac).
4.ConceptsandphenomenanotincludedintheSyllabusmaybeusedinquestionsbutsufficientinformationmustbegiveninthequestions
sothatcontestantswithoutpreviousknowledgeofthesetopicswouldnotbeatadisadvantage.
5.Sophisticatedpracticalequipmentslikelytobeunfamiliartothecandidatesshouldnotdominateaproblem.Ifsuchdevicesareusedin
thequestions,sufficientinformationmustbeprovided.Insuchcase,studentsshouldbegivenopportunitytofamiliarisethemselveswithsuch
equipments.
6.TheoriginaltextsoftheproblemshavetobesetintheSIunits,whereverapplicable.Participantswillbeexpectedtomention
appropriateunitsintheiranswersandshouldbefamiliarwiththeideaofcorrectroundingoffandexpressingthefinalresult(s)and
error(s)withcorrectnumberofsignificantdigits.
Theoretical Part
Symbol(Q)isattachedtosometopicsinthelist.Itmeansqualitativeunderstandingonly.Quantitativereasoning/proficiencyinthese
topicsisnotmandatory.
Thefollowingtheoreticalcontentsareproposedforthecontestants.
Basic Astrophysics
Contents
Remarks
CelestialMechanics
NewtonsLawsofGravitation,Keplers
Lawsforcircularandnoncircularorbits,
Rochelimit,barycentre,2body
problem,Lagrangepoints
ElectromagneticTheory&
QuantumPhysics
Electromagneticspectrum,Radiation
Laws,Blackbodyradiation
Thermodynamics
Thermodynamicequilibrium,Idealgas,
Energytransfer
SpectroscopyandAtomic
Physics
Absorption,Emission,Scattering,
SpectraofCelestialobjects,Doppler
effect,Lineformations,
Continuumspectra,Splittingand
Broadeningofspectrallines,polarisation
NuclearPhysics
Basicconceptsincludingstructureof
atom,Massdefectandbindingenergy
Radioactivity,Neutrinos(Q)
Remarks
CelestialSphere
Sphericaltrigonometry,Celestial
coordinatesandtheirapplications,
EquinoxandSolstice,Circumpolarstars,
ConstellationsandZodiac
ConceptofTime
Solartime,Siderealtime,Juliandate,
HeliocentricJuliandate,Timezone,
UniversalTime,LocalMeanTime,
Different
definitionsofyear,Equationoftime
Solar System
Contents
Remarks
TheSun
Solarstructure,Solarsurfaceactivities,
Solarrotation,SolarradiationandSolar
constant,Solarneutrinos(Q),SunEarth
relations,Roleofmagneticfields(Q),
Solarwindandradiationpressure,
Heliosphere(Q),Magnetosphere(Q)
TheSolarSystem
EarthMoonSystem,precession,
nutation,libration,Formationand
evolutionoftheSolarSystem(Q),
Structureand
componentsoftheSolarSystem(Q),
StructureandorbitsoftheSolarSystem
objects,SiderealandSynodicperiods,
Retrogrademotion,Outer
reachesofthesolarsystem(Q)
SpaceExploration
Satellitetrajectoriesandtransfers,
HumanexplorationoftheSolarSystem
(Q),planetarymissions(Q),Slingshot
effect
ofgravity,Spacebasedinstruments(Q)
Phenomena
Tides,Seasons,Eclipses,Aurorae(Q),
MeteorShowers
Stars
Contents
Remarks
StellarProperties
MethodsofDistancedetermination,
Radiation,Luminosityandmagnitude,
Colorindicesandtemperature,
Determinationof
radiiandmasses,Stellarmotion,
Irregularandregularstellarvariabilities
broadclassification&properties,
Cepheids&
periodluminosityrelation,Physicsof
pulsation(Q)
StellarInteriorand
Atmospheres
Stellarequilibrium,Stellar
nucleosynthesis,Energytransportation
(Q),Boundaryconditions,Stellar
atmospheresandatmosphericspectra
StellarEvolution
Stellarformation,HertzsprungRussell
diagram,PreMainSequence,Main
Sequence,PostMainSequencestars,
supernovae,
planetarynebulae,Endstatesofstars
Stellar Systems
Contents
Remarks
BinaryStarSystems
Differenttypesofbinarystars,Mass
determinationinbinarystarsystems,
Lightandradialvelocitycurvesof
eclipsingbinarysystems,Dopplershifts
inbinarysystems,interactingbinaries,
peculiarbinarysystems
Exoplanets
Techniquesusedtodetectexoplanets
StarClusters
ClassificationandStructure,Mass,age,
luminosityanddistancedetermination
MilkyWayGalaxy
Structureandcomposition,Rotation,
SatellitesofMilkyWay(Q)
InterstellarMedium
Gas(Q),dust(Q),HIIregions,21cm
radiation,nebulae(Q),interstellar
absorption,dispersionmeasure,Faraday
rotation
Galaxies
Classificationsbasedonstructure,
compositionandactivity,Mass,
luminosityanddistancedetermination,
Rotationcurves
AccretionProcesses
Basicconcepts(sphericalanddisc
accretion)(Q),Eddingtonluminosity
Cosmology
Contents
Remarks
ElementaryCosmology
ExpandingUniverseandHubblesLaw,
Clusterofgalaxies,Darkmatter,Dark
energy(Q),Gravitationallensing,Cosmic
MicrowaveBackgroundRadiation,Big
Bang(Q),Alternativemodelsofthe
Universe(Q),Largescalestructure(Q),
Distancemeasurementat
cosmologicalscale,cosmologicalredshift
Remarks
Multiwavelength
Astronomy
Observationsinradio,microwave,
infrared,visible,ultraviolet,Xray,and
gammaraywavelengthbands,Earths
atmosphericeffects
Instrumentation
Telescopesanddetectors(e.g.charge
coupleddevices,photometers,
spectrographs),Magnification,Focal
length,Focal
ratio,resolvingandlightgathering
powersoftelescopes,Geometricmodelof
twoelementinterferometer,Aperture
synthesis,Adaptiveoptics,
photometry,astrometry
Practical Part
Thispartconsistsof2sections:observationsanddataanalysissections.ThetheoreticalpartoftheSyllabusprovidesthebasisforall
problemsinthepracticalpart.
Theobservationssectionfocusesoncontestantsexperiencein
1.nakedeyeobservations,
2.usageofskymapsandcatalogues,
3.applicationofcoordinatesystemsinthesky,magnitudeestimation,estimationofangularseparation
4.usageofbasicastronomicalinstrumentstelescopesandvariousdetectorsforobservationsbutenoughinstructionsmustbeprovidedto
thecontestants.Observationalobjectsmaybefromrealsourcesintheskyorimitatedsourcesinthelaboratory.Computersimulationsmaybe
usedintheproblemsbutsufficientinstructionsmustbeprovidedtothecontestants.
Thedataanalysissectionfocusesonthecalculationandanalysisoftheastronomicaldataprovidedintheproblems.Additionalrequirements
areasfollows:
1.Properidentificationoferrorsources,calculationoferrors,andestimationoftheirinfluenceonthefinalresults.
2.Properuseofgraphpaperswithdifferentscales,e.g.,polarandlogarithmicpapers.Transformationofthedatatogetalinearplot
andfindingBestFitlineapproximately.
3.Basicstatisticalanalysisoftheobservationaldata.
4.KnowledgeofthemostcommonexperimentaltechniquesformeasuringphysicalquantitiesmentionedinPartA.
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