Academic year2016/17
CoursePHYSICS
Code170BB
Credits6
PeriodSemester 2
LanguageItalian
| Modules | Area | Type | Hours | Teacher(s) |
| SISTEMI PLANETARI | FIS/05 | LEZIONI | 36 | |
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Knowledge
The student who successfully completes the course will be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the general properties of the Solar System and of the statistical properties of the extrasolar systems discovered until now. A detailed analysis of the properties of the minor bodies belts (in particular, of the asteroids) will be the starting point to introduce a general discussion of the main evolutionary processes (dynamical evolution, due both to gravitational and non gravitational effects, and collisional evolution). The formation theories will be analyzed within the context of the star formation processes.
Assessment criteria of knowledge
The report will be of good scientific quality, correctly written and exposed with enough clarity.
In the oral discussion the student will be asked to demonstrate a general ability to connect together the main skills acquired in the course.
Methods:
- Final oral exam
- Oral report
- Written report
Further information:
The final exam is based on a short written report on a subject (usually a further and deeper analysis of a part of the course; to be agreed between the student and the teacher). The report has to be approved by the teacher. After that, an oral discussion with the board (including also general questions on the various topics discussed in the course) will fix the final evaluation.
Teaching methods
Delivery: face to face
Learning activities:
- attending lectures
- preparation of oral/written report
Attendance: Advised
Teaching methods:
Syllabus
- Short resume of basic Celestial Mechanics.
- Planetary bodies: discovery, observation, overall properties.
- The main planets of the Solar Systems and the dwarf planets.
- Minor bodies: satellites, planetary rings, belts (asteroids, TNO), comets.
- Dynamical evolution in the Solar System (resonances, perturbations, Yarkovsky effect and similar processes.
- Collisions in the Solar System: cratering and catastrophic processes.
- Formation of planetary systems
- Extrasolar systems: discovery, overall statistical properties; habitable zones and
life in the Universe (introductory).
Bibliography
Required: on line lectures
Strongly Advised: Bertotti, Farinella, Vokrouhlicky: Physics of the Solar System, Kluwer, 2003 (a few copies are present in the library)
On line additional information and further bibliography will be indicated.
Updated: 14/11/2016 17:27
