Pavel Kroupa: Teaching

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1) Lecture: The Physics of Dense Stellar Systems: the building blocks of the universe and the origin of stellar populations (astro8531; 6CP)

Registering, time and place:

Register visa eCampus to obtain updates per email. To take the exam register via BASIS.

START: 07.10.2024 :

Mondays 15:45 - 18:45, Room 0.012 (Hoersaal, AIfA)

Tutorial:

Mondays, 12:15-14:00, Room 0.005, AIfA
or
Wednesdays, 10:15-12:00, Room 0.008, AIfA

Instructor:

Pavel Kroupa

Tutor:

Elena Asencio (s6elena [@] uni-bonn.de)

Hours per week:

3+1

Credit points:

6

Prerequisites (unless exempted):

Vordiplom physics/BSc

Contents:

Schedule (subject to change)

Literature:

Comment:

The vast majority of stars form in less than one pc sized groups or clusters, i.e. in embedded star clusters from the clumps of molecular clouds. These initially contain from a dozen to millions of binary stars. The embedded star clusters are far denser than galactic field populations. Knowledge of the distribution and properties of these dense stellar systems and of the dynamical processes within them is important for understanding the properties and kinematics of stellar populations in and around galaxies.
This course gives an outline of the birth and dynamical evolution of star clusters, and of the dynamical processes acting within these dense stellar systems. The content of this course encompasses the energy equipartition process, stellar evolution, dissociation of binary systems and the acceleration of stars to high kinetic energies. Knowledge of these issues is useful for the understanding of star formation because most of the observed stars in galactic fields have been dynamically processed in their birth dynamical structures/in their embedded star clusters. This knowledge is also useful for understanding the kinematical and dynamical properties of galactic field stellar populations which differ in different galaxies. The integrated galactic initial mass function (IGIMF) theory and other integrated galactic field problems are taught.

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2a) Numerical Dynamics by Dr. Jan Pflamm-Altenburg (astro854; 4CP)

Tuesdays 08:15 - 10:00, Room 0.008 (AIfA)
For further information see basis and/or ecampus and/or contact Dr. Jan Pflamm-Altenburg: jpa _at_ hiskp.uni-bonn.de

Comments:

The aim of this course is to impart knowledge how different stellar dynamical systems such as planetary systems, non-hierarchical few-body systems, star clusters and galaxies are integrated numerically. The students will learn what kind of algorithms are used to integrate a particular stellar system as well as how to use state of the art software for scientific research.

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2b) Introduction to MoND by Dr. Jan Pflamm-Altenburg (astro850)

Fridays 10:15 - 12:00, Room 0.012 (AIfA)
For further information see basis and/or ecampus and/or contact Dr. Jan Pflamm-Altenburg: jpa _at_ hiskp.uni-bonn.de

Comments:

The aim of this course is to introduce the mathematics of Milgromian dynamics (MOND, originally known as "Modified Newtonian Dynamics", except that Nature does not modify its gravitation). Like Newtonian dynamics, MOND has been inspired by observational data. Unlike Newtonian dynamics, MOND takes into account the observational constraints from the Solar System and galaxies. Therewith MOND is a more inclusive modern non-relativistic formulation of gravitation that was not available to Einstein when he formulated a relativistic version of Newtonian gravitational dynamics. MOND trivially (i.e., w/o any additional adjustments) accounts for all phenomena attributed to dark matter in the context of Einstein/Newtomnian graivtation. Since all predictions made by MOND have been verified by observations until now while the existence of dark matter has been falsified with more than 5 sigma confidence, a physicist ought to be knowledgeable on MOND.

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3) Lecture: Astrophysics of Galaxies (astro821; 6CP)

Registering, time and place:

Register visa eCampus to obtain updates per email. To take the exam register via BASIS. The lectures will be in presence in the HS Astronomy (Auf dem Huegel 71), unless announced otherwise. The tutiorials will be held in presence.

START: 11.04.2024 :

Thursdays 15:00-18:00, Room 0.012 (Hoersaal, AIfA)

Schedule

Lecturers:

Pavel Kroupa (pkroupa [@] uni-bonn.de)

Tutors:

Elena Asensio (s6elena [@] uni-bonn.de)

Tutorials (begin: week of April 15th )

A: Mondays 16:00 - 18:00 (AIfA room 0.005)
B: Wednesdays 11:00 - 13:00 (AIfA room 0.008)
C: Wednesdays 13:00 - 15:00 (AIfA room 0.005)

Hours per week:

Lectures: 3 hours per week, Exercise classes: 1 hpw (but exercise classes are offered for up to 2 hpw)

Prerequisites:

The following lectures ought to have been attended:
Introduction to Astronomy I and II,
Stars and Stellar Evolution,
The Inter-Stellar Medium

Contents:

Literature:



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Seminar on stellar systems: star clusters and dwarf galxies (6953)

Time and place:

Tuesdays, 16:16-18:00, Room 3.010

Instructors:

Pavel Kroupa and Jan Pflamm-Altenburg

Scheine / certificates:

This course is worth 4 credit points. The corresponding certificate ("Schein") is awarded if the student (a) attends the seminar and (b) holds a presentation. The certificate can be picked up in the office of Mrs Elisabeth Danne on the third floor at the end of the semester.

For:

10th semester and upwards

Hours per week:

2

Contents:

Current research problems

Literature:

The newest research papers

Comments:

Students and postdocs meet once a week for a presentation and discussion of a relevant recent and published research results.

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Seminar on theoretical dynamics (6952)

Time and place:

Fridays, 14:14-16:00 (or according to arrangement - please check with P.Kroupa), Room 3.010

Instructor:

P.Kroupa, Jan Pflamm-Altenburg

Scheine / certificates:

This course is worth 4 credit points. The corresponding certificate ("Schein") is awarded if the student (a) attends the seminar and (b) holds a presentation. The certificate can be picked up in the office of Mrs Elisabeth Danne on the third floor at the end of the semester.

For:

Diploma/masters students and upwards

Hours per week:

2

Contents:

Comments:

Students and post-docs present the current state of their own research to a critical audience.


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Seminar on theoretical dynamics B

Time and place:

During the lecture-free time: Tuesdays 16:16-18:00 or Fridays, 14:14-16:00 (or according to arrangement - please check with P.Kroupa), usually Room 3.010

Instructor:

P.Kroupa

For:

Diploma/masters students and upwards

Hours per week:

2

Contents:

Comments:

Students and post-docs present the current state of their own research to a critical audience.


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Learning to use Nbody6 / Superbox / Phantom of Ramses (PoR)

Time and place:

Throughout the year in the institute

Instructor:

Tutors

For:

Masters/PhD students and upwards

Contents:

Comments:

The learning sessions take place with other students/postdocs acquainted with the codes, and intend to prepare the participants for research problems needing stellar dynamics as a tool (e.g. for the interpretation of GAIA data).



The above two images show the Nbody class on February 10th, 2010, organised and lead by Andreas Kuepper and Seungkyung Oh, on the 3rd floor of the Argelander-Institute.



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