Introduction to Astrophysics

Description

In this course, you will learn:

• Gravitational pull on celestial bodies
• Interactions between matter and radiation
• The genesis and development of stars
• Cosmology fundamentals

Syllabus:

1. Parallaxes and Parsec
2. General Introduction
3. Mass and Distance scales
4. Kepler's Laws
5. Virial Theorem
6. Potential Energy of a Sphere
7. Radiation processes in Astrophysics
8. Line and Continuum Radiation
9. Examples of Spectra
10. Radiated Energy and Units
11. Radiation Pressure
12. Bremsstrahlung and Synchrotron Radiations
13. Black Body Radiation
14. Total Luminosity (sigma T^4)
15. Wien's Law
16. Atomic Emission Lines
17. The Case of Hydrogen
18. How to Measure Radiation
19. Flux, Luminosity, Filters
20. Illustration: How do we Make True Color Images?
21. Magnitudes
22. Color of Celestial Bodies
23. Distance Modulus
24.  Doppler Effect
25. Doppled Measurement
26. Stellar Rotation
27. Exoplanets and Stellar Radial Velocities
28. Hubble Law
29. Interstellar Medium
30. Nebular Emission, Stromgroen Sphere
31. Absorption, diffusion (Mie et Rayleigh)
32. Optical Depth
33. Redening
34. Tidal Forces
35. Influence on Moon-Earth Distance
36. Distance to the Moon Using Laser Measurements
37. Roche Limit
38. Example of Saturn's Rings
39. Example of a Comet Disrupted by Jupiter's Tidal Forces