Difference between revisions of "Dynamics"
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*What do you know about the galactic rotation curve? | *What do you know about the galactic rotation curve? | ||
**How are distances measured on it? | **How are distances measured on it? | ||
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| + | *What's dark matter? | ||
| + | **How do we know it exists? | ||
| + | **What is the dark matter fraction for the MW? Universe? Why the difference? (MT) | ||
| + | *What is the circular velocity of the sun around the galactic center? What is its distance from the GC? Orbital period? | ||
| + | *Plot the position of the sun on a galactic rotation curve | ||
| + | *How will u estimate the following WITHOUT using the Jeans equation: radial dependence of the density of dark matter, the amount of DM in the local neighborhood | ||
| + | *Does the virial theorem hold in General Relativity? | ||
| + | *How did Zwicky find dark matter? What method did he use? | ||
| + | *How is the Jean's wavelength derived from the Boltzmann Equation? What is the Jean's Swindle? | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:57, 25 April 2011
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- What do you know about the galactic rotation curve?
- How are distances measured on it?
- What's dark matter?
- How do we know it exists?
- What is the dark matter fraction for the MW? Universe? Why the difference? (MT)
- What is the circular velocity of the sun around the galactic center? What is its distance from the GC? Orbital period?
- Plot the position of the sun on a galactic rotation curve
- How will u estimate the following WITHOUT using the Jeans equation: radial dependence of the density of dark matter, the amount of DM in the local neighborhood
- Does the virial theorem hold in General Relativity?
- How did Zwicky find dark matter? What method did he use?
- How is the Jean's wavelength derived from the Boltzmann Equation? What is the Jean's Swindle?
