Universität Wien

280424 VU Dynamics of Gravitating Systems and Thermodynamics (2024S)

6.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Tu 07.05. 09:45-11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 55 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Exact schedule (with dates of exercises and lectures) will be posted on the Moodle page of the course.

Tuesday 05.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 07.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 07.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 14.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 14.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 19.03. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 21.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 21.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 09.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 11.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 11.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 16.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 18.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 18.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 23.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 25.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 25.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 30.04. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 02.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 02.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 14.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 16.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 16.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 21.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 23.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 23.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 28.05. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 04.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 06.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 06.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 11.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 13.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 13.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 18.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 20.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 20.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 25.06. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 27.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Thursday 27.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
Tuesday 02.07. 08:00 - 11:15 UZA2 Hörsaal 6 (Raum 2Z227) 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Content of the course:
* Celestial Mechanics: orbit parameters, virial theorem, Kepler's laws, N-body problems, Lagrange points
* Thermodynamics: entropy, thermodynamical potential, thermodynamics of ideal gas
* Galactic dynamics: time scales, distribution functions, Jeans equations potential-density pair, dynamical friction, collisional and collisionless analysis

Lectures will be in person only, and derivations will be carried out on the blackboard.

By the end of the course, students should be able to explain the physical concepts behind the course's topics, and apply them to practical cases.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment of the course will be done by means of quizzes and a written exam.
There will be 12 quizzes handed out during the exercise sessions; the grade of the 6 best quizzes will contribute to the final grade.
The written exam will take place on 02.07.2024, from 9:00 to 11:00, in the Hörsaal at the Observatory.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

In order to pass the course, students have to submit 75% of the exercise sheets (i.e., at least 9 exercise sheets), and to participate into the exam.
The final grade will be computed with a combination of the grade of the exam and the grade of the 6 best quizzes; each of these components is worth 50% of the final grade.

Examination topics

The topics of each quiz will be the ones covered in the previous lecture. Exam topics will be the ones covered in the entire course.

Reading list

No lecture script will be provided.

The following books are recommended for parts of the course:
* Murray & Dermott, "Solar system dynamics"
* Nolting, "Theoretical Physics 4/2 - Thermodynamics"
* Nolting, "Theoretical Physics 6 - Statistical physics"
* Bertin, "Dynamics of galaxies"
* Binney & Tremaine, "Galactic Dynamics"

Association in the course directory

TAP1; PM-TAP

Last modified: Tu 26.03.2024 10:06