ASTR620: Galaxies - Fall 2017
Prof. Richard Mushotzky
Mon,Weds; 2:00-3:15 PM
Lecture 1 Introduction: Some Galaxy Properties
Lecture 2 Introduction (continued): Some Galaxy Properties
Lecture 3 Introduction (continued): Some Galaxy Properties
Lecture 4-5 Properties of Stars Lec 1,2
Lecture 6 Properties of Stars Lec 3
Lecture 8 GAS in Galaxies Lec 1
Lecture 9 GAS in Galaxies Lec 2
Lecture 12 Milky Way Lec 1
Lecture 13 Milky Way Lec 2
Lecture 14 Milky Way Lec 3
Lecture 15 Galactic Rotation
Lecture 16 Intro to Dynamics
Lecture 17 Dynamics 2
Lecture 18 Dynamics 3
Lecture 20 Local group 2 continued review article Star Formation Across Cosmic Time Madau and Dickinson
Galaxy Structure Evolution -C. Conselice
Galaxy Masses- review article S.Courteau et al
Galaxy Formation (pedagogical review article: J. Silk, A. Di Cintio, I. Dvorkin Theory of Stellar Evolution; G.W. Collins (book chapter, 2003) Galaxy Formation Theory; A. Benson (Physics Reports review article, 2010) Dark Matter and Cosmic Structure ;C Frenk & S White (Annalen der Physik review article, 2012) Status of the IMF; John Scalo review article) The IMF; G. Chabrier review article 2003) Stellar Evolutionary Models Annual Review of A&A review article 2005) The ISM Lecture Notes Fabian Walter HI in the Milky Way Review Article P. Kalbela and J. Kerp The ISM Molecular ISM E. van Dishoeck, Spitzer Lecture Galactic Kinematics; J. Binney et al very recent result) Review Article on how to Measure MW Rotation Curve; Bhattacharjee,Chaudhury and Kundu Review Article on Chemical Evolution in Galaxies;N. Prantzos Star Formation (Kennicutt, Annual Review) Star Formation (Kennicutt and Evans 2012, review article) Inferring History of Star Formation (Dunlop, review article) Co-Evolution of Galaxies and Black Holes (Heckman and Kauffmann, review article) Signatures of Formation of the Milky Way (Freeman and Bland-Hawthorn, review article) Thermal Processes in Astrophysics (Kaastra et al., review article) Physical Properties and Environments of Nearby Galaxies (Blanton and Moustakas,review article) Galactic Archaeology- the Apogee Survey (arxiv 1509.05420) History of Science (Science article, 2009) The great Shapley-Curtis debate on the size of the Universe Some history of Cold Dark Matter Popular version of Origin of Universe The Friedmann equations and consequences (some deeper math) Derivation of Galactic Dynamics Equations (P. van der Kruit) Review Article on Galaxy Formation (Chris Conselice) Chris Mihos's web site for Java apps illustrating galaxy dynamics> Downsizing and Galaxy Formation (P.McCarthy) Fundamental Plane of Elliptical Galaxies (Djorgovski and Treu) Dark Matter, Cosmology and Structure Formation Lectures (V. Springel) review article on AGN Physics (H. Netzer) when where and how are SMBHs Born (J. Greene) Precious fossils of the infant universe Anna Frebel and Volker Bromm Notes on Jeans equation MIT class notes Physics 8-902 Schecter and Schmittman Notes on Density potential pairs MIT class notes Physics 8-902 Schecter and Schmittman Movies shown in class
Review Articles
Recent Relevant Papers
Interesting Articles, Conferences
In Depth Presentations on Topics and Talks
