Kaiser N. Elements of Astrophysics

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. — 435 p. — ISBN10: 1503100111, ISBN13: 978-1503100114These are the notes that have grown out of an introductory graduate course the author have given for the past few years at the IfA. They are meant to be a 'primer' for students embarking on a Ph.D. in astronomy. The level is somewhat shallower than standard textbook courses, but quite a broad range of material is covered.Preliminaries
Special Relativity
Dynamics
Random Fields
Radiation
Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation
Thermal Radiation
Radiative Transfer
Radiation Fields
Geometric Optics
Diffraction Theory
Radiation from Moving Charges
Cerenkov Radiation
Bremsstrahlung
Synchrotron Radiation
Compton Scattering
Field Theory
Field Theory Overview
Classical Field Theory
Quantum Fields
Relativistic Field Theory
Matter
Kinetic Theory
Ideal Fluids
Viscous Fluids
Fluid Instabilities
Supersonic Flows and Shocks
Plasma
Gravity
The Laws of Gravity
Collisionless Systems
Evolution of Gravitating Systems
Cosmology
Friedmann-Robertson-Walker Models
Inflation
Observations in FRW Cosmologies
Linear Cosmological Perturbation Theory
Origin of Cosmological Structure
Probes of Large-Scale Structure
Non-Linear Cosmological Structure
Appendices
Vector Calculus
Fourier Transforms
The Boltzmann Formula
Dispersive Waves
Relativistic Covariance of Electromagnetism
Complex Analysis