Syllabus

Introduction: Units, Parsec, Brightness, Importance of G.R. 

Emission from Astrophysical sources: EM, neutrino, gravitational waves and cosmic rays. 

Radiative Transport: equation, Kirchhoff’s law, Saha equation. 

Stellar structure: conduction and convection, Schwarzchild stability, Brunt-Vaisala frequency, Virial theorem. 

Nuclear Astrophysics: PP chains, CNO cycle, white dwarf, accretion disk. 

Galaxy and Interstellar matter, dark matter. 

Plasma astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics. 

Particle acceleration, EM oscillation of plasma. 

General Relativity and Cosmology. 

Two level system, 21 cm line and ISM.

Recommended Textbooks

• Arnab Rai Chouduri - Astrophysics for Physicists. (mostly followed)

• Donald D. Clayton - Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis.

• Padmanavan - Theoretical Astrophysics.

• Carroll, Ostlie - An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics.

• Shapiro - Black Holes, White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars: The Physics of Compact Objects.

Similar Course

• Astrophysics & Cosmology, IIT Kharagpur by Prof. S. Bharadwaj - https://nptel.ac.in/courses/115105046.

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