Dwarf galaxies

Dr. Thorsten Lisker
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Winter semester 2009/2010
Tuesdays 15:00-16:30, ARI seminar room (1st floor)
Lecture: 13.10.09 – 24.11.09
Seminar: 01.12.09 – 02.02.10

• Successful participation in lecture and seminar counts as a completed module MVSpec with 3 CP.
• Note, however, that the seminar cannot count for other modules (MVAstro) since it has only 1 SWS.

Quick links:
Lecture PDFs
Literature for the lecture
Seminar

Lecture PDFs

• Class 1, Oct 13
• Class 2, Oct 20
• Class 3, Oct 27
• Class 4, Nov 03
• Class 5, Nov 10
• Class 6, Nov 17
• Class 7, Nov 24

Some useful literature on dwarf galaxies
(Just contact me if you want to take a look at some of these books)

• B. Koribalski & H. Jerjen (eds.) 2007, "Galaxies in the Local Volume", Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
• S. Phillipps, "The structure and evolution of galaxies", 2005 (Wiley)
• L.S. Sparke & J.S. Gallagher, III, "Galaxies in the Universe", 2007 (Cambridge University Press)
• C. Lobo, M.S. Roos, A. Biviano, "Galaxy evolution in groups and clusters", 2003 (Kluwer)

Seminar

• The seminar will take place subsequent to the lecture, starting Dec 01, 2009 (same place and time).
• A list of possible seminar topics (see below) will be distributed in the first seminar class, but can also be discussed ealier during the lecture if desired.
• Successful participation in lecture and seminar counts as a completed module MVSpec with 3 CP.
• Note, however, that the seminar cannot count for other modules (MVAstro) since it has only 1 SWS.

Possible Topics

• Gilmore et al. 2007, The Observed Properties of Dark Matter on Small Spatial Scales
  
• Hasegan et al. 2005, Resolving the Connection between Globular Clusters and Ultracompact Dwarf Galaxies
  
• Martin et al. 2008, A Comprehensive Maximum Likelihood Analysis of the Structural Properties of Faint Milky Way Satellites
  
• Majewski et al. 2007, Discovery of Andromeda XIV: A Dwarf Spheroidal Dynamical Rogue in the Local Group?