ASTR24200 HW2 Tejin Cai

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1.1

Problem 25.2
(a)
log10 R25 = 0.249MB 4.00 (1)

Substitute in the value MB = 21.51 and manipulate, we have R25 = 10(0.24921.51)4.00 = 22.6981 kpc 22.7 kpc

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(b)
MB = 11.0 log10 Vmax + 3.31 (2)

Using MB = 21.51, Vmax = 180 kms1

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(c)

= V /R = 180/(22.7 3.09 1016 ) = 2.57 1016 rads1 = 0.00167 yr1

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(d)

The time for M101 to rotate 1 is 1/ = 599 yr van Maanens data suggest a rotation rate of 0.02 yr1 , which is 1 order of magnitude greater than the calculated value. If his data represent the maximum resolution, then he is unlikely to have detected the rate of rotation of M101.

Problem 25.4
L, since L is independent of

The surface brightness is given by F/A/ = F/A/(A/d2 ) = F d2 distance, so the surface brightness is independent of distance.

Problem 25.14
= Ar sin(kt) = kAr cos(kt) = 10.0 km s1

, the value of k is given in Example 25.3.1 as k = 36.7 km s1 kpc1 . Since the Sun is assumed to pass throught equilibrium of its radial oscillation, sin(kt) = 0 cos(kt) = 1. Therefore we have = 10.0 = kAr , Ar = 10/(k) = 272 pc. This value of Ar is a minimum estimate of the deviation. As the Sun moves towards the galactic center, it will experience greater gravitational attraction due to higher density of stars in the R < R0 region, which will pull the Sun further inward than a point source of gravity.

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4.1

Problem 25.15
(a)
2 2 ef f R2

From the text

m 2 Jz 2R2

and e (R, z) = (R, z) +

2 J2 J2 e = z = z R R R3 R R3 2 = Since
2 Jz R3

2 3Jz 2 +2 + 4 R2 R R R

2 0 R0

2 = 0

2 0 0 2 + 2 R R R0 0

+
R0

32 0 0 2 = 2R R0 0

0 + R0 R

R0

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(b)
= (A + B) on galactic plane, so
R0

0 = (A B), R0 R

2 = 2(A B)[A B A B] = 4B(A B) 0

Problem 25.16
AR /AR = 2
max

2 AR cos t, max /max = 2 Keplerian orbit: (t) =

max

GM 2 = 2 R R = GM R
1 2

d 1 = dR 2 = R 2 0 Therefore =
0 R0

GM R3 GM R3
1 2

1 2

0 =2 R0

0 + R0 R

=
R0

0 R0

and since 0 =

0 R0 ,

we have max 0 0 =2 / =2 max R0 R0