Stellar Dynamics

N-body methods
Time-stepping: different schemes.

Force calculations: direct summation, tree algorithms, mesh-based methods.
Gravitational potentials
Gravitational potential. General results.

Potentials of spherically symmetric systems.

Potentials of non-spherically systems:
trends and general results.
Motion of particles
Motion of particles in a central force: basic equations and properties. Epicycle approximation. Types of orbits. Integrals of motion. Resonances.

Virial theorem
Two-body effects
Two-body scattering. Dynamical friction. Violent relaxation.
Boltzman equation
Distribution function. Jeans equations. Asymmetric drift.



HydroDynamics

Thermodynamics
Equations of hydrodynamics
Eulerian and Lagrangian equations
Conservation laws
Bernoulli equation. Kelvin circulation theorem.
Simple waves
Acoustic waves. Jeans instability. Dispersion relation.
Shock waves
Shock adiabatic. Strong shocks. Sedov solution. Waves in inhomogeneus atmosphere. Oblique shock.
Instabilities
Toomre instability. Convection. Kelvin-Helmholtz Cooling instability. Bar Instability.