An invitation to astrophysics /
Padmanabhan, T.(Thanu),1957-
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-355) and index.
1. Gravitation -- 1.1. Orbits in Newtonian gravity -- 1.2. Precession and tides -- 1.3. Virial theorem -- 1.4. Gravitational collisions and relaxation -- 1.5. Relativistic gravity -- 1.6. Gravitational lensing -- 2. Radiative Processes -- 2.1. The origin of radiation -- 2.1.1. Radiation in classical theory -- 2.1.2. Radiation in quantum theory -- 2.2. Thermal radiation -- 2.3. Monochromatic plane wave -- 2.4. Astrophysical radiative processes -- 2.4.1. Thermal bremsstrahlung -- 2.4.2. Synchrotron radiation -- 2.4.3. Inverse Compton scattering -- 2.5. Radiative processes in quantum theory -- 2.5.1. Energy levels -- 2.5.2. Transition rates and cross sections -- 2.5.3. Ionisation and recombination -- 2.5.4. Spectral line profiles -- 3. Matter -- 3.1. Equations of state -- 3.2. Self-gravitating barotropic fluids -- 3.3. Flows of matter -- 3.3.1. Spherical accretion -- 3.3.2. Accretion disks -- 3.3.3. Shock waves and explosions -- 3.3.4. Turbulence -- 3.4. Basic plasma physics -- 3.4.1. Ionisation equilibrium of plasma -- 3.4.2. Electromagnetic fields in plasma -- 4. Stars and Stellar Evolution -- 4.1. When is gravity important? -- 4.2. Stellar magnitudes and colours -- 4.3. Modeling stellar structure -- 4.4. The Sun as a star -- 4.5. Overview of stellar evolution -- 4.5.1. Formation of a main sequence star -- 4.5.2. Life history of a star -- 5. Relics of Stars -- 5.1. Supernova remnants -- 5.2. White dwarfs -- 5.3. Neutron stars and pulsars -- 5.4. Black holes -- 5.5. Compact remnants in stellar binaries -- 6. Cosmology and the Early Universe -- 6.1. Evolution of the universe -- 6.2. Primordial nucleosynthesis -- 6.3. Decoupling of matter and radiation -- 6.4. Formation of dark matter halos -- 6.5. Generation of initial perturbations -- 6.6. Temperature anisotropies in the CMBR -- 7. Universe at z Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.