Astronomy and Astrophysics

ASTR 212 Dynamical Astronomy

Surveys dynamical processes in astrophysical systems on scales ranging from the planetary to the cosmological, stability and evolution of planetary orbits, scattering processes and the few-body problem, processes in stellar clusters, spiral structure and galactic dynamics, galactic collisions, and evolution of large-scale structure.

Requirements

Enrollment is restricted to graduate students.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Winter