Radiative processes in astrophysics

Book · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5574308

Rybick, G B; Lightman, A P

An introduction to the radiation processes that occur in space. The subject matter is fundamental to astrophysics and space science, and includes radiative transfer theory, relative convariance and kinematics, bremsstrahlung radiation, synchrotron radiation, Compton scattering, some plasma effects, and radiative transistions in atoms and molecules. The author's treatment of the subject develops physical intuition in the reader. For most every topic is developed from first principles, physically motivating and deriving all results rather than merely presenting the reader with finished formulae. There are 75 problems, with solutions, illustrating the applications of radiative processes to astrophysical phenomena and the methods for calculating results.

• OSTI ID: 5574308
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

640101* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS
ATOMS
BASIC INTERACTIONS
BREMSSTRAHLUNG
COMPTON EFFECT
COSMIC RADIATION
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ENERGY TRANSFER
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
HEAT TRANSFER
INTERACTIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MOLECULES
PARTICLE KINEMATICS
PLASMA
RADIANT HEAT TRANSFER
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
REVIEWS
SCATTERING
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION