Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

These are the notes that I am writing for the course in astrophysical fluid dynamics at Heidelberg university. The course is jointly taught by Simon Glover and myself. These notes are work in progress and I will update them as the course proceeds.

2022 course:

  • lecture notes
  • homework assignment 1 (with solutions)
  • homework assignment 2 (with solutions)
  • homework assignment 3 (with solutions)
  • homework assignment 4
  • homework assignment 5
  • homework assignment 6

    • 2017 course:

  • lecture notes
  • homework assignment 1 (2017)
  • homework assignment 2 (2017)
  • homework assignment 3 (2017)
  • homework assignment 4 (2017)
  • homework assignment 5 (2017)
  • homework assignment 6 (2017)

    • Notes from Simon Glover (2017):

  • HD shocks
  • MHD shocks
  • Accretion discs
  • Instabilities
  • Turbulence
  • homework assignment 7
  • homework assignment 8
  • homework assignment 9
  • homework assignment 10