Course Identification

Exoplanetary Dynamics
20232241

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Prof. Oded Aharonson, Dr. Yair Judkovsky
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Course Schedule and Location

2023
First Semester
Wednesday, 09:15 - 11:00, Sussman, Magaritz Rm

Tutorials
Monday, 14:15 - 16:00, Sussman, Magaritz Rm
09/11/2022
10/02/2023

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Chemical Sciences: Lecture; Elective; Core; 3.00 points

Comments

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Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

30

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Numerical (out of 100)

Grade Breakdown (in %)

30%
40%
30%

Evaluation Type

Take-home exam

Scheduled date 1

19/02/2023
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Take-home exam on Feb 19-20.

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

4

Syllabus

Suggested Text Book: Solar System Dynamics, Murray & Dermott, 1999

Syllabus

1. Introduction, exoplanetary dynamics

2-body motion
Solar system structure - brief view, orbit in plane, orbit in space

2. 3-body problem

restricted, coplanar, 3-body problem

3-6. N-body dynamics 

Numerical methods
Analytic methods
Secular motion
Resonant and near-resonant motion 

7. Exoplanet detection methods 

Transits, RV, and other methods

8. Transit Variations 

TTV due to near-resonant interactions

9. Additional Transit Variations 

Impact parameter, degeneracies, 

10-11.   Tides and rotational deformation 

Planetary deformation, dissipation mechanisms 

12-13.   Exoplanets population from a dynamics point of view 

Hot Jupiters, radius gap, Neptune desert, period ratio distribution, resonant repulsion, USPs, fingerprints of dissipation

Learning Outcomes

Students will receive a broad overview of dynamical aspects of exoplanet science.

They will learn numerical and analytical approaches to relevant problem-solving.

Reading List

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Website

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