ASTR 101Astrophysical Dynamics
Classical dynamics with an emphasis on astrophysical applications. Topics include: extremization, Lagrangian mechanics, symmetry and conservation, two-body problem, Kepler’s laws, stellar dynamics: epicycles, Lindblad resonance, virial theorem and applications, coupled oscillators, modes, waves in continua, acoustic waves, and Jeans instability. Recommended preparation: ASTR 18.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “PHYS 2A/2AR-B-C-D or 4A-B-C-D-E, and MATH 18 or 31AH and 20E. Recommended preparation: ASTR 18.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Fall (1 program).
Required in (1)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics