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.
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.
This book covers the following
topics: Orbits and Light, Spectroscopy, Telescopes, Solar System, Planetary System Formation,
The Sun, Properties of Stars, Interstellar Medium, Star Formation, Stellar
Evolution.
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.
This
astronomy note introduces you to the wonders of modern astronomy.From the Solar
System to the most distant galaxies, we undertake an eye-opening journey, from
how stars work to the structure of the universe itself.