PHY2609H F specialized: Planetary Physics
| Course Title | PHY2609H F specialized |
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| Session | fall |
| Year of Study | 1st year |
| Time and Location |
Time: F 11-12 Room: TBA Time: F 1-3 Room: TBA |
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Julian
Lowman |
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Official Description
This course investigates the physical processes occurring in planets and moons. Specific topics will vary but will be related to:
- evolution of terrestrial objects (e.g. planets, moons)
- planetary heat sources & thermal evolution (e.g. convection and its surface manifestations)
- effects of high temperature and pressure in planetary interiors (e.g., phase changes, stress-strain relationships)
- planetary structure and global shape (e.g. gravity, rotation, composition)
- regional effects on topography (e.g., lithospheric elasticity)
Research articles and a focus on numerical modelling studies will be used to illustrate recent advances in the field.
| Prerequisite: | Knowledge of PDEs, vector calculus & Newtonian mechanics. No previous knowledge of Earth or planetary science required. |
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| Textbook |
Geodynamics, by Donald Lawson Turcotte. Cambridge University Press, c2002. |
