ASTR 270
Astrophysical Dynamics
Description: Lecture, three hours. Orbital dynamics: two-body problem, three-body problem, resonances, tides, migration. Galactic potentials. Milky Way structure and observed properties of galaxies. Collisionless Boltzmann equation and relaxation processes. Stability of stellar systems. Spiral structure. Letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0