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Lecture Notes on Mathematical Astronomy

This note covers the following topics: classical mechanics and accretion theory, Vector fields and finite differencing, Fitting data, Light propagation, Scaling laws and dimensions, Euler Lagrange equations, Globular clusters, Angular momentum vector, Theory of thin accretion disks, Binary evolution and bondi Hoyle Lyttleton accretion.

Author(s): Maurice H P M van Putten

138 Pages

Phyical Astronomy Crossfield

This PDF covers the following topics related to Astronomy : Introduction to Astrophysics, Size and Distance Scales, Stars: A Basic Overview, Temperature, Luminosity, and Energy, Energy Sources, The Two-Body Problem and Kepler’s Laws, Binary Systems, Exoplanets, Planets, and the Solar System, Gravitational Waves, Radiation, Radiative Transfer, Stellar Classification, Spectra, and Some Thermodynamics, Stellar Atmospheres, Timescales in Stellar Interiors, Stellar Structure, Stability, Instability, and Convection, Polytropes, An Introduction to Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Reaction Pathways, End Stages of Nuclear Burning, Stellar Evolution: The Core, Stellar Evolution: The Rest of the Picture, On the Deaths of Massive Stars, Compact Objects, Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Accretion, Fluid Mechanics, The Interstellar Medium, Exoplanet Atmospheres, The Big Bang, Our Starting Point, Thermal and Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Energy Transport.

Author(s): I.J.M. Crossfield

NA Pages

Atomic and Nuclear Physics

This note explains atomic nature of matter, Chart of the nuclides, Mass defect and binding energy, Modes of radioactive decay, Radioactivity, Neutron interactions, Nuclear fission, Energy release from fission and interaction of radiation with matter.

Author(s): NA

78 Pages

Modern Atomic and Optical Physics II

This PDF covers the following topics related to Modern Atomic and Optical Physics : Quantum mechanics and atomic physics review, Basic processes in AMO physics and quantum optics, Mathematical methods for open systems, Propagation of light in a resonant medium, Coherent interactions in multi-level systems, Stochastic Wavefunctions, Adiabatic Processes, Atomic motion in laser light, Quantum properties of light interacting with matter, Trapped ions: quantum state engineering, Quantum dynamics of atomic matter waves.

Author(s): M.D. Lukin

293 Pages