Instructor:
Professor Shantanu Basu
258 Physics and Astronomy Building
Tel: 519-661-2111x86706
Email: basu "at" uwo.ca
Description
This is a graduate level course covering the application of gas/fluid dynamics
to problems of astrophysical interest.
Lectures :
Tu Th 10:00 am - 11:30 am PAB 48, May through July
Recommended Text:
The Physics of Astrophysics, Volume II: Gas Dynamics, Shu, F. H. (1992) University Science Books, ISBN 0-0935702-65-2.
Evaluation:
There will be three assignments and a final project, each worth 25%.
Course Outline:
Week 1: The Fluid Approach
Week 2: Magnetohydrodynamics
Week 3: Wave Motions
Week 4: Shock Waves
Week 5: Fluid Instabilities
Week 6: Turbulence
Week 7: The Virial Theorem
Week 8: Self-gravitating Equilibria
Week 9: Gravitational Collapse
Week 10: Blast Waves, Winds, and Superbubbles
Week 11: H II regions and Ionization Fronts
Week 12: Numerical Techniques