08.10.2012
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1. Start and introduction (densesystems_1.pdf) |
15.10.
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2. Simple concepts: crossing time, relaxation time, properties of
clusters (densesystems_2.pdf) |
22.10.
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3. Collisionless Boltzmann equation, Jeans equation (densesystems_3.pdf) |
29.10.
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4. Discretising/making clusters (densesystems_4.pdf)
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05.11.
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5. The Plummer model, escape velocity, dynamical equilibrium, dynamical
states, Fokker-Planck description (densesystems_5.pdf)
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12.11.
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6. Mass segregation (densesystems_6.pdf)
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19.11.
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7. Negative specific heat capacity, gravothermal catastropy, evaporation, ejections, simple
cluster evolution model densesystems_7.pdf)
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26.11.
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8. Tidal field, tidal radius, evolution and scaling (densesystems_8.pdf) |
03.12.
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No lecture (Second Aarseth N-body meeting) |
10.12.
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9. The stellar mass distribution (densesystems_9.pdf)
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17.12.
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10. The origin of the IMF, and the properties of binary stars (densesystems_10.pdf)
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22.12.2012-04.01.2013
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lecture free time |
07.01.2013
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11. The initial binary population (densesystems_11.pdf)
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14.01.
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21.01.
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12. The birth and early evolution of star clusters and some
implications for the astrophysics of galaxies (densesystems_12.pdf)
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28.01.
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13. Remaining material; open questions |
04.02.2013
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Written exam |