Galactic Astronomy Course Topics
- N-body versus fluid dynamics
- Stellar clusters
- Discovery of Galactic structure
- Circular motions and Local Standard of Rest
- Vertical Motions and Distribution of Stars
- Interstellar medium
- Distribution of Galactic gas
- Dark Matter
- Violent Relaxation, Tidal Stripping, and Dynamical Friction
- Fluid mechanics
- Wave motions
- Gravitational instability of a thin sheet
- Spiral Structure
- Gravitational Collapse
- Fluid instabilities
- Magnetohydrodynamics
- Shock waves, supernovae, and superbubbles
- H II regions