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Chemo-dynamical evolution of the Milky Way
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Chemo-dynamical evolution of the Milky Way
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Academic year 2024/2025
- Teachers
- Alessandro Spagna (Lecturer)
Paola Re Fiorentin (Lecturer) - Degree course
- PhD in Physics
- Teaching period
- First semester
- Type
- Distinctive
- Credits/Recognition
- 2
- Course disciplinary sector (SSD)
- FIS/05 - astronomy and astrophysics
- Delivery
- Traditional
- Language
- English
- Attendance
- Obligatory
- Type of examination
- Oral
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Sommario del corso
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Program
- Structure, kinematics, and chemical properties of the Galactic stellar populations (disks, bulge, halo)
- Non axi-symmetric components: bar, spiral arms, flare, warp
- The hierarchical CDM galactic formation scenario
- Elements of Galactic dynamics and cosmological simulations of Milky Way-like disk galaxies
- Wide field stellar surveys (Gaia, RAVE, APOGEE, GES)
- Local cosmology: chemo-dynamical signatures of the Galactic formation processes
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Support activities
Lecture schedule 2025
- Wed 12/02 h 15-17 Aula Fubini
- Wed 19/02 h 15-17 Aula Franzinetti
- Wed 26/02 h 15-17 Aula Wataghin
- Wed 05/03 h 15-17 Aula Fubini
⇒ For students with little astronomical knowledge, an additional preparatory lesson may be held.
Suggested readings and bibliography
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- Book
- Title:
- Galactic Astronomy
- Year of publication:
- 1998
- Publisher:
- Princeton University Press
- Author:
- J. Binney & M. Merrifield
- Chapters:
- 1-5, 10-11
- Required:
- No
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- Article
- Title:
- The Milky Way’s stellar disk
- Journal title:
- The Astronomy & Astrophysics Review
- Year of publication:
- 2013
- Author:
- Hans-Walter Rix & Jo Bovy
- DOI:
- Required:
- No
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- Article
- Title:
- Modelling the chemical evolution of the Milky Way
- Journal title:
- The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review
- Year of publication:
- 2021
- Author:
- Francesca Matteucci
- DOI:
- Required:
- No
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Notes
The lectures will take place in February and March 2025.
Students wishing to take this course must register with the teacher via email (alessandro.spagna@inaf.it)
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Further information
https://www.oato.inaf.it/research/home-personal-pages/alessandro-spagna/?lang=en- Oggetto:
