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Astrophysics II
Covered topics are: What is a Galaxy?, Gravitational Potentials, Orbits in Spherical Potentials and Integrals, Orbits in Axisymmetric Potentials, Epicyclic Approximation, Equilibria of Stellar Systems, Boltzmann Equation, Jeans' Equations in Spherical Coordinates, Jeans' Equations Applied, Jeans' Theorem, Stability: Jeans Mass and Spiral Structure, Gravitational Mirages (aka lenses) via Fermat's Principle, Applied Gravitational Lensing, Weak Lensing, Clusters of Galaxies, The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect, Cosmological Parameters, Growing Modes in Expanding Universes: Jeans Redux.
Author(s): Prof. Paul Schechter
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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
Introduction to Astronomy by Prof. Saul Rappaport
This note provides a quantitative introduction to the physics of the solar system, stars, the interstellar medium, the galaxy, and the universe, as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models.
Author(s): Prof. Saul Rappaport
NA Pages
Lectures on the History of Astronomy
This note describes the following topics: Astronomy History and science, Ancient Mesopotamian Astronomy, Greek Astronomy, Islamic Astronomy, The Copernican Revolution, The Universe of the 20th Century.
Author(s): David J Jeffery
124 Pages
Modern Astronomical Techniques
This note is a survey of observational astronomy across the electromagnetic spectrum. Topics covered includes: overview of current telescopes at all wavelengths, CCD basics, S/N and integration time, some basic concepts, Optical and UV, Telescopes and instruments, FITS data and optical data reduction, Infrared and X-ray, Data archives, object catalogs/databases, Statistics and regression analysis, Hard X-ray and Gamma-ray, Radio, interferometry basics, Non-photon signals: neutrinos, cosmic rays, gravity waves.
Author(s): Tesla Jeltema
NA Pages