Pavel Kroupa: Teaching
Winter Semester:
Summer Semester:
Summer and Winter Semester:
1) Lecture: The physics of dense stellar systems and the
origin of
stellar populations (astro853)
Time and place:
Tuesdays 10:15-12, Room 3.19 or 0.05, AIfA
Exercises:
Thursdays, 15:00, Room 0.01, MPIfR (changes may occur)
Start date:
Tuesday, 13th October 2009
Instructor:
P.Kroupa
Tutors::
Michael Marks, Christine Schulz, Michael Sokaliwska
Hours per week:
2+1
Credit points:
4
Prerequisites:
Vordiplom physics/BSc
Contents:
- Stellar dynamics
- Binary and multiple stars
- Energy exchanges in star clusters
- Star-cluster birth
- Star-cluster death
- Origin of galactic-field populations
- Dyamics of starbursts
- Birth of dwarf galaxies
Literature:
- Galactic Dynamics by J.Binney and S.Tremaine (1987,
Princeton
University Press)
- Dynamicsl Evolution of Globular Clusters by Lyman
Spitzer, Jr. (1987, Princeton University Press)
- The Gravitational Million-Body Problem by Douglas
Heggie
and Piet Hut (2003, Cambridge University Press)
- Gravitational N-body Simulations: Tools and Algorithms
by Sverre Aarseth (2003, Cambridge University Press)
Comment:
This course gives an outline of the birth and dynamical evolution of
star clusters, and of the dynamical processes acting within dense
stellar systems. These include energy equipartition, destruction of
binary systems and the acceleration of stars to high energies.
Knowledge of these issues is essential for an understanding of star
formation as well as of the distribution of stars on galactic scales
because most stars are born in clusters.
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2) Lecture: Numerical dynamics - From
planetary systems to cosmological problems (astro854)
Time and place:
Thursdays 14:15-16, Room 3.19, AIfA
Exercises:
Fridays 11:00-12:15, CIP pool, AIfA
Start date:
Thursday, 15th October 2009
Instructors:
H.Baumgardt, P.Kroupa
Tutors:
Joerg Dabringhausen, Marcel Pawlowski, Michael Sokaliwska
Hours per week:
2+1
Credit points:
4
Prerequisites:
Vordiplom/BSc physics
Contents:
- Basics: Gravitational force law and equations of motion
- Regular dynamics: planetary systems, stability,
exoplanets
- Collisional dynamics: numerical models of star clusters
- Collisionless dynamics numerical galactic
dynamics, galaxy collisions, numerical cosmology
Literature:
- The Art of
Computational
Science by P.Hut and J.Makino
- Solar System Dynamics by C.D.Murphy and S.F.Dermott (2001,
Cambridge University Press)
- Galactic Dynamics by J.Binney and S.Tremaine (1987,
Princeton
University Press)
- The gravitational million-body problem by D.Heggie
and
P.Hut, (2003, Cambridge University Press)
- Gravitational N-Body Simulations
Tools and Algorithms by Sverre Aarseth (2003, Cambridge University
Press)
Comments:
This course provides an introduction to the numerical procedures used
in the three areas of stellar dynamics: planetary dynamics,
star-cluster dynamics and galactic dynamics. A few optional numerical
problems/tasks will be available.
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3) Lecture: Astrophysics of galaxies (astro821)
Time and place:
Thursdays 15:15-18:00, Room 0.03 = HS Astronomie (lectures)
Start date:
April 15th
Lecturers:
Pavel Kroupa, Iskren Georgiev
Tutors:
Joerg Dabringhausen, Michael Marks, Christine Schulz, Michael Sokaliwska
Tutorials:
to be determined
Hours per week:
Lectures: 3, Exercise classes: 2
Exam:
Written on 15th July, 15:15-18:00 (repeat possibility:
October 7th)
(for those who need a "Schein" and/or
credit points).
This course is worth 6 credit points.
Prerequisites:
The following lectures ought to have been
attended:
Introduction to Astronomy I and II,
Stars and Stellar
Evolution,
The Inter-Stellar Medium
Contents:
- The types of galaxies;
- Foundations of stellar dynamics (Jeans equation, relaxation
time);
- Elliptical galaxies (structure and evolution);
- Disk galaxies (structure and evolution);
- Stellar populations in galaxies;
- Formation of galaxies;
- Dwarf galaxies (normal dwarfs, tidal-dwarfs, ultra-compact
dwarfs);
- Galactic nuclei and their supermassive black holes;
- Dark matter and alternatives to Newtonian gravity.
Literature:
- Galactic Dynamics by J.Binney and S.Tremaine (1987,
Princeton
University Press)
- Galactic Astronomy by J.Binney and M.Merrifield (1998,
Princeton
University Press)
- Galaxies in the Universe
by L. Sparke and J. Gallagher (2000, Cambridge University Press)
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Seminar on stars, stellar systems and galaxies (astro893)
Time and place:
Fridays, 14:14, Room 3.19
Instructors:
P.Kroupa, N. Langer (schedule organised by I. Thies)
For:
10th semester and upwards
Hours per week:
2
Contents:
Current research problems
(the past presentations are found
here )
Literature:
The newest research papers
Comments:
Students and postdocs meet once a week for a
presentation and discussion of a relevant recent and published
research results.
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Seminar on theoretical dynamics (astro894)
Time and place:
Fridays, 9:30-11:00 (or according to arrangement - please
check with P.Kroupa), Room 3.19
Instructor:
P.Kroupa
For:
Diploma/masters students and upwards
Hours per week:
2
Contents:
- Formation of planetray and stellar systems
- Stellar populations in clusters and galaxies
- Processes governing the evolution of stellar systems
Comments:
Students and post-docs present the current state of their own research
to a critical audience.
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Seminar on theoretical dynamics B (astro894)
Time and place:
During the lecture-free time: Fridays, 14:14-16:00 (or
according to arrangement - please check with P.Kroupa), Room 3.19
Instructor:
P.Kroupa
For:
Diploma/masters students and upwards
Hours per week:
2
Contents:
- Formation of planetray and stellar systems
- Stellar populations in clusters and galaxies
- Processes governing the evolution of stellar systems
Comments:
Students and post-docs present the current state of their own research
to a critical audience.
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Learning to use Nbody6/Superbox
Time and place:
Throughout the year in the institute
Instructor:
Tutors
For:
Masters/PhD students and upwards
Contents:
- Learn to use Sverre Aarseth's Nbody6 ("collisional") code for
star-cluster applications (e.g. massive stars in cluster cores,
evaporation of brown dwarfs, evolution of young clusters)
- Learn to use the Bien/Fellhauer/Kroupa/Metz Superox/Superbox++
("collisionless") code for galactic-dynamics problems
(e.g. evolution of satellite galaxies, galaxy-galaxy encounters,
massive star-cluster complexes)
Comments:
The learning sessions take place with other students/postdocs
acquainted with the codes, and intend to prepare the participants
for research problems needing stellar dynamics as a tool
(e.g. for the interpretation of GAIA data).
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The above two images show the Nbody class on February 10th, 2010,
organised and lead by Andreas Kuepper and Seungkyung Oh, on the 3rd
floor of the Argelander-Institute.
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Advanced Lab Course - Photometry of Star Clusters (physics601)
(developed by Andreas Kuepper and Xun Shi)
Time and place:
Throughout the year in the institute
Instructor:
Tutors
For:
Masters students (physics and astrophysics)
Contents:
- Learn to perform photometry with institute-own telescopes, and to do basic science based on
the observational Colour-Magnitude Diagramme of star clusters.
Comments:
See the
details
here.
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