spherical astronomy – galactic coordinates and proper motions in galactic coordinates; Solar motion, Local standard of rest (LSR); theory of galactic rotation; Oort’s equations and constants; rotation curve, dark matter; spiral structure of the Galaxy; galactic bar; stellar dynamics; regular and irregular forces in stellar systems; basic equation of stellar dynamics; characteristics of trajectories of stars; perturbations: epicyclic motion in the galactic plane and cyclic motion in a plane normal to the galactic plane; dark matter dynamics and generalized gravity, apparent distribution of stars, differential and integral function of brightness, luminosity function, interstellar absorption.
Outcome:
To gain basic knowledge of the Galactic structure and the motions of Galactic objects. Students will be able to study and understand the-state-of-the-art scientific papers and/or be able to independently recalculate the published results.
