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This textbook serves as a comprehensive resource for teaching astrophysics to advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. It provides a structured approach to complex concepts, ensuring a solid foundation in the principles of astrophysics. The material is tailored to enhance understanding and application of theoretical and observational techniques, making it an essential guide for students pursuing advanced studies in the field.

A solid understanding of fluid mechanics and plasma physics is crucial for aspiring astrophysicists. This graduate textbook introduces these subjects from foundational principles, assuming only an undergraduate physics background. It uniquely integrates the study of neutral fluids and plasmas, highlighting their similarities and differences while developing both macroscopic and microscopic theories. Astrophysical examples enrich the content, and exercises at the end of each chapter reinforce comprehension. It targets graduate students in astrophysics and advanced students in physics and applied mathematics.

Focusing on advanced electromagnetic theory, this textbook offers a modern approach to essential topics for professional physicists, beginning with Maxwell's equations and exploring electrostatics and magnetostatics. It delves into relativistic electrodynamics, electromagnetic radiation emission, and plasma physics. The inclusion of solved examples and exercises enhances understanding, making complex concepts more accessible for students throughout the course.

A fascinating, engaging and enjoyable book. Miguel A. F. Sanju an, Contemporary Physics