Preface
Acknowledgments
Theoretical Foundations
Lorentz Invariance
Electromagnetism
Elementary kinetic theory
Radiation Processes
Spectra
Synchrotron radiation
Bremsstrahlung
Radiation damping
Compton scattering
Radiative Quantum Transitions
Shapes of Spectral Lines
Radiation Quantities
The Planck spectrum and Einstein coefficients
Absorption and Emission
Hydrodynamics
Relativistic Hydrodynamics
Viscous hydrodynamics
Flows under specific circumstances
Shock waves
Instabilities
Fundamentals of Plasma Physics and Magnetohydrodynamics
Electromagnetic Waves in Media
Dispersion Relations
Electromagnetic Waves in Thermal Plasmas
The Magnetohydrodynamic Equations
Generation of Magnetic Fields
Ambipolar Diffusion
Waves in magnetised cold plasmas
Hydromagnetic Waves
Stellar Dynamics
Equilibrium and Stability
Dynamical Friction
Brief summary and concluding remarks
Literatur
Index