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.
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.
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.
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.
This note demonstrate
the extraordinary images flowing from the Hubble Space Telescope, this series
builds a picture of each stage in the life cycle of a star. An evening of star
viewing in the Blue Mountains is included.