SUBJECT
Title
Dynamics of stellar systems 1-2
Type of instruction
lecture
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2+2
Recommended in
Semesters 3-4
Typically offered in
Autumn/Spring semester
Course description
A comprehensive descripion of the dynamical structure and evoluion of galaxies and other stellar systems
Semester 1: Introducion; Potenial Theory; Orbits of stars; Equilibria of Collisionless Systems
Semester 2: Stability of Collisionless Systems; Disk dynamics and spiral structure; Kineic theory; Collisions and encounters; Galaxy formaion
Readings
- James Binney and Scot Tremaine: Galacic Dynamics (Second Ediion), Princeton University Press
- Kartunen et al.: Fundamental Astronomy. 5Th ed., Springer, 2003, ISBN 978-3-540-34143-7
- Bradley et al.: Introducion to Modern Astrophysics. 2Nd ed., Benjamin Cummings Publ., 2006, ISBN 978- 0805304022