Theoretical Astrophysics: An Introduction
Theoretical Astrophysics: An Introduction
by Matthias Bartelmann
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3968220285 | 312 Pages | True PDF | 5.3 MB
by Matthias Bartelmann
English | 2021 | ISBN: 3968220285 | 312 Pages | True PDF | 5.3 MB
Understanding astronomical objects requires knowledge and methods from different branches of theoretical physics: we diagnose these objects mostly by the light we receive; the observed phenomena often have to do with the flow of fluids, sometimes ionised, sometimes magnetised; and the measured velocities reflect dynamics driven by gravitational fields. Courses in theoretical physics lay the foundation in classical and quantum mechanics, electrodynamics, and thermodynamics, but a gap remains between this foundation and its application to astrophysics. These lecture notes build upon the core courses in theoretical physics and provides the methods for understanding astrophysics theoretically.