Wallace H. Tucker.
Radiation Processes in Astrophysics.
MIT Press. 1975
The purpose of this text is twofold:
to provide a basic introduction to the theory of radiation and its application in astrophysics
and to serve as a reference manual for researchers.
The first part of the book consists of a discussion
of the basic formulas and concepts that underlie
the classical and quantum descriptions of radiation processes.
The rest of the book is concerned with applications.
The spirit of the discussion is to present simple derivations
that will provide some insight into the basic physics involved
and then to state the exact results in a form useful for application.
The reader is referred to the original literature and to reviews for rigorous derivations.
The wide range of topics covered is illustrated by the following table of contents: Basic Formulas for Classical Radiation Processes; Basic Formulas for Quantum Radiation Processes; Cyclotron and Synchrotron Radiation; Electron Scattering; Bremsstrahlung and Collision Losses; Radiative Recombination; The Photoelectric Effect; and Emission and Absorption Lines.
