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PROBLEM SET #

PROBLEMS PDF
1

Aristarchus' Method of Determining the Distance to the Moon
Aristarchus' Method of Determining the Distance to the Sun
Problem 3
Problem 4
Problem 5
Problem 6

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2

Copernicus' Method of Finding the Distance to an Inferior Planet
Copernicus' Method of Finding the Distance to a Superior Planet
Mass of Jupiter
Dynamical Timescale of the Earth
Geosynchronous Satellite

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3

Eccentric Orbits
Doppler Effect
Determination of the AU from Doppler Shifts
Determining the Mass of a Neutron Star
Planetary Orbital Periods
Refraction
Optics Problem

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4

Short Problems on the Sensitivity and Angular Resolution of Telescopes
Three-Slit Diffraction Problem
Divergence of a Laser Beam
X-Ray Mirror
Semiclassical Derivation of the Energy Levels of the Hydrogen Atom
Short Optics Problems

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5

Derivation of the Stefan-Boltzmann and Wien Radiation Laws
Short Answer Questions on Magnitudes
Moving Cluster Method - the Hyades Cluster
Binary Orbit 1
Binary Orbit 2
Binary Orbit 3
Binary Orbit 4

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6

Magnitudes
Planck Distribution
The Visual and Spectroscopic Binary Sirius A and B
Short Binary Problems from Zeilik & Gregory
Short Questions on Spectral Types
Eclipsing Binary
Binary Radio Pulsar

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7

Spectroscopic Parallax
Orbiting Globular Cluster
Spherical, Uniform-Density Model of the Galaxy
Model Galactic Rotation Curve
Absorption in the Galactic Plane
Rotation Curve

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8

Constructing the Galactic Rotation Curve
Oort Constants
Kinematic Distances
Simplified Model of a Star
Fueling the Sun
Main-Sequence Lifetimes
Nuclear Binding Energies

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9

Dimensional Analysis of Equations of Stellar Structure
Spectroscopic Parallax for a Globular Cluster
Ascending the Giant Branch
Mean Density of Collapsed Stars
Cooling White Dwarf
Maximum Rotation Rate for a Pulsar
Pulsar Spin-Down
Blackbody Radiation from a Neutron Star

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10

Collapsing White Dwarf
Maximum Distances for Applying Standard Candles
Distance to a Nova
Optical Luminosity of a Supernova at Maximum
Cepheid Variables as Distance Indicators
Variations in the Radius of Cepheid Variables

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11

X-Ray Burst Source
Accretion Powered X-Ray Source
Interstellar Extinction
21–cm Hydrogen Radiation
Distance to a Dark Cloud
Short Problems
Short Problems
Planetary Nebula

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12

Orbiting Galaxies
Distance Determinations
Galaxy Redshift from the Ca II K Line
Measuring a Quasar Redshift
Identifying the Lines and Determining the Redshift of a Quasar
A Simple Determination of the Hubble Law
Free-Fall Time for a Cluster of Galaxies
Luminosity Function of Galaxies in Rich Clusters

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13

Relativistic Doppler Effect
Cygnus A Radio Galaxy
Feeding a Black Hole
Distance–Redshift Relation
H0τ0, and ρcrit
Expanding Balloon Analogy
Scale Factor and Age vs. Redshift
Dust in the Universe

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