Astrophysics of Galaxies


Pavel Kroupa

Thursdays, 15:00-18:00, HS Astronomie


Note: problem sheets become available on the day of the lecture. The problems are discussed in the tutorial in general 1-2 weeks later.



16.04.26
I. Introduction - Relaxation vs virialisation time (ApGal_I_introd.pdf)
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23.04.
II.+III. Observables, galaxy parameters, scaling relations (ApGal_II_III_obsparam.pdf)
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30.04.
IV. CBE, Jeans equations, dynamics of spheroidal systems (ApGal_IV.pdf)
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07.05.
V. Distribution functions and some of their properties (ApGal_V.pdf)
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14.05. (Asencion Day)
no lecture ---
21.05.
VI. Rotating E galaxies, dynamical friction / movies (ApGal_VI.pdf)
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28.05. (lecture free week)
no lecture ---
04.06. (Corpus Christit)
no lecture ---
11.06.
VII. Which law of gravitation 1? (ApGal_VII.pdf)
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18.06.
VIII. Which law of gravitation 2? (ApGal_VIII.pdf)
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25.06.
IX. The new universal law of gravitation, and disk galaxies (ApGal_IX.pdf 16MB)
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02.07.
X. Galaxy evolution (ApGal_X.pdf, 6MB, Problems_X.pdf)
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09.07.
XI. The formation of SMBHs (ApGal_XI.pdf)
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16.07.
XI. perhaps a rehearsal session
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23.07. 1st EXAM (15:30-18:30, HS AIfA)
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08.09. Repeat EXAM (15:00-18:00, HS AIfA)
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