Astrophysics

  1. High-Energy Astrophysics
    1. Particle Acceleration Mechanisms
      1. Fermi Acceleration
        1. First-Order Fermi Acceleration
          1. Shock Acceleration
            1. Diffusive Shock Acceleration
            2. Second-Order Fermi Acceleration
              1. Stochastic Acceleration
                1. Turbulent Acceleration
              2. Magnetic Reconnection
                1. Reconnection Process
                  1. Particle Energization
                    1. Astrophysical Applications
                    2. Betatron Acceleration
                      1. Changing Magnetic Fields
                        1. Adiabatic Invariants
                        2. Unipolar Induction
                          1. Rotating Magnetized Objects
                            1. Pulsar Acceleration
                          2. Cosmic Rays
                            1. Cosmic Ray Composition
                              1. Primary Cosmic Rays
                                1. Protons
                                  1. Alpha Particles
                                    1. Heavy Nuclei
                                      1. Electrons
                                      2. Secondary Cosmic Rays
                                        1. Pions and Muons
                                          1. Neutrinos
                                            1. Gamma Rays
                                          2. Energy Spectrum
                                            1. Power-Law Distribution
                                              1. Knee and Ankle Features
                                                1. Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays
                                                  1. GZK Cutoff
                                                  2. Sources and Acceleration
                                                    1. Galactic Sources
                                                      1. Supernova Remnants
                                                        1. Pulsar Wind Nebulae
                                                          1. Stellar Winds
                                                          2. Extragalactic Sources
                                                            1. Active Galactic Nuclei
                                                              1. Gamma-Ray Bursts
                                                                1. Galaxy Clusters
                                                              2. Propagation and Interactions
                                                                1. Galactic Magnetic Fields
                                                                  1. Diffusion and Convection
                                                                    1. Energy Losses
                                                                      1. Ionization
                                                                        1. Bremsstrahlung
                                                                          1. Inverse Compton
                                                                            1. Synchrotron Radiation
                                                                          2. Detection Methods
                                                                            1. Ground-Based Arrays
                                                                              1. Air Shower Detection
                                                                                1. Cherenkov Telescopes
                                                                                2. Space-Based Detectors
                                                                                  1. Direct Detection
                                                                                    1. Calorimeters
                                                                                3. High-Energy Radiation Processes
                                                                                  1. Synchrotron Radiation
                                                                                    1. Relativistic Electrons in Magnetic Fields
                                                                                      1. Spectral Properties
                                                                                        1. Polarization
                                                                                          1. Astrophysical Sources
                                                                                          2. Inverse Compton Scattering
                                                                                            1. Thomson and Klein-Nishina Regimes
                                                                                              1. Synchrotron Self-Compton
                                                                                                1. External Compton
                                                                                                2. Bremsstrahlung
                                                                                                  1. Thermal Bremsstrahlung
                                                                                                    1. Non-thermal Bremsstrahlung
                                                                                                      1. Applications to Hot Plasmas
                                                                                                      2. Curvature Radiation
                                                                                                        1. Charged Particles in Curved Trajectories
                                                                                                          1. Pulsar Emission
                                                                                                          2. Pair Production and Annihilation
                                                                                                            1. Photon-Photon Pair Production
                                                                                                              1. Positron Annihilation
                                                                                                                1. Cascade Processes
                                                                                                              2. Gamma-Ray Astronomy
                                                                                                                1. Gamma-Ray Production Mechanisms
                                                                                                                  1. Hadronic Processes
                                                                                                                    1. Pion Decay
                                                                                                                      1. Nuclear Interactions
                                                                                                                      2. Leptonic Processes
                                                                                                                        1. Inverse Compton
                                                                                                                          1. Bremsstrahlung
                                                                                                                        2. Gamma-Ray Sources
                                                                                                                          1. Galactic Sources
                                                                                                                            1. Pulsars
                                                                                                                              1. Supernova Remnants
                                                                                                                                1. Binary Systems
                                                                                                                                2. Extragalactic Sources
                                                                                                                                  1. Active Galactic Nuclei
                                                                                                                                    1. Starburst Galaxies
                                                                                                                                      1. Galaxy Clusters
                                                                                                                                    2. Gamma-Ray Bursts
                                                                                                                                      1. Long-Duration Bursts
                                                                                                                                        1. Collapsar Model
                                                                                                                                          1. Massive Star Connection
                                                                                                                                          2. Short-Duration Bursts
                                                                                                                                            1. Compact Object Mergers
                                                                                                                                              1. Neutron Star Mergers
                                                                                                                                              2. Prompt Emission
                                                                                                                                                1. Internal Shocks
                                                                                                                                                  1. Magnetic Reconnection
                                                                                                                                                  2. Afterglow Emission
                                                                                                                                                    1. External Shocks
                                                                                                                                                      1. Multi-wavelength Observations
                                                                                                                                                    2. Detection Techniques
                                                                                                                                                      1. Pair Conversion Telescopes
                                                                                                                                                        1. Compton Telescopes
                                                                                                                                                          1. Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes
                                                                                                                                                            1. Water Cherenkov Detectors
                                                                                                                                                          2. X-ray Astrophysics
                                                                                                                                                            1. X-ray Production Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                              1. Thermal Emission
                                                                                                                                                                1. Hot Plasmas
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Coronal Emission
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Non-thermal Emission
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Synchrotron Radiation
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Inverse Compton
                                                                                                                                                                    2. X-ray Sources
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Stellar Sources
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Coronally Active Stars
                                                                                                                                                                          1. X-ray Binaries
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Cataclysmic Variables
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Compact Objects
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Neutron Stars
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Black Holes
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. White Dwarfs
                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Extended Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Supernova Remnants
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Galaxy Clusters
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Hot Interstellar Medium
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Accretion Physics
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Accretion onto Compact Objects
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Accretion Disk Models
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Boundary Layer Emission
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Jets and Outflows
                                                                                                                                                                                              2. X-ray Telescopes and Detectors
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Focusing X-ray Optics
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Proportional Counters
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. CCD Detectors
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Microcalorimeters
                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Neutrino Astrophysics
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Neutrino Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Neutrino Types and Masses
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Oscillations
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Interaction Cross-Sections
                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Astrophysical Neutrino Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Solar Neutrinos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Nuclear Fusion Reactions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Neutrino Oscillations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Supernova Neutrinos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Core Collapse Process
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Neutrino Burst Detection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. High-Energy Neutrinos
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Cosmic Ray Interactions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Active Galactic Nuclei
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Gamma-Ray Bursts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Neutrino Detection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Detection Principles
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Underground Detectors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Water Cherenkov Detectors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2. Multi-Messenger Connections
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Neutrino-Gamma Ray Correlations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Neutrino-Gravitational Wave Events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Gravitational Wave Astrophysics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Gravitational Wave Theory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. General Relativity Predictions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Quadrupole Formula
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Wave Polarizations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Propagation Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Gravitational Wave Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Compact Binary Inspirals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Binary Black Holes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Binary Neutron Stars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Mixed Systems
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Continuous Wave Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Rotating Neutron Stars
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Asymmetric Deformations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2. Stochastic Background
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Cosmological Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Astrophysical Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2. Burst Sources
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Core-Collapse Supernovae
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cosmic String Cusps
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Detection Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Laser Interferometry
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. LIGO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Virgo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. KAGRA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Pulsar Timing Arrays
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Space-Based Detectors
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. LISA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Future Missions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Data Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Matched Filtering
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Parameter Estimation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Statistical Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Glitch Mitigation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Astrophysical Implications
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Tests of General Relativity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Neutron Star Equation of State
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Black Hole Physics
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Cosmological Parameters
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Multi-Messenger Astronomy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. GW170817 and Electromagnetic Counterparts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Kilonova Observations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Short Gamma-Ray Burst Connection
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Neutron Star Merger Physics

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