Description
The aim of this book is to present, on the one hand various topics in theoretical physics in depth - especially topics related to electrodynamics - and on the other hand to show how these topics find applications in various aspects of astrophysics. The first text on theoretical physics and astrophysical applications, it covers many recent advances including those in X-ray, &ggr;-ray and radio-astronomy, with comprehensive coverage of the literature
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: THE HAMILTONIAN APPROACH TO ELECTRODYNAMICS
Chapter 2: RADIATION REACTION
Chapter 3: UNIFORMLY ACCELERATED CHARGE
Chapter 4: RADIATION OF A MOVING PARTICLE
Chapter 5: SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
Chapter 6: ELECTRODYNAMICS OF A CONTINUOUS MEDIUM
Chapter 7: CHERENKOV EFFECT, DOPPLER EFFECT, TRANSITION RADIATION
Chapter 8: ON SUPERLUMINAL RADIATION SOURCES
Chapter 9: REABSORPTION AND RADIATIVE TRANSFER
Chapter 10: ELECTRODYNAMICS OF MEDIA WITH SPATIAL DISPERSION
Chapter 11: DIELECTRIC PERMITTIVITY AND WAVE PROPAGATION IN A PLASMA
Chapter 12: THE ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR IN MACROSCOPIC ELECTRODYNAMICS
Chapter 13: FLUCTUATIONS AND VAN DER WAALS FORCES
Chapter 14: SCATTERING OF WAVES IN A MEDIUM
Chapter 15: COSMIC RAY ASTROPHYSICS
Chapter 16: X-RAY ASTRONOMY
Chapter 17: GAMMA ASTRONOMY
REFERENCES
INDEX
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