What is Astrophysics ?

Black holes, stars, galaxies, super clusters, solar system…. Did you ever wonder how these came into being? If you are interested in studying more about neutron stars, white dwarfs, supernovae and neutron star production, the fundamental physics of electromagnetic radiation mechanisms, synchrotron radiation, particle acceleration models etc, then Astrophysics is the right choice for you.

Astrophysics is the part of astronomy that deals with the physics of stars, stellar systems, and interstellar material. It applies the laws of physics to astronomical bodies in order to help us understand how these bodies formed, how they interact with other bodies, and how they cease to be. Where astronomy traditionally is based on observing, astrophysics applies the principles of physics to ask “why?” and to make predictions.

Astrophysics also studies the physical properties (luminosity, density, temperature, chemical composition) of astronomical objects such as stars, galaxies, and the interstellar medium, as well as their interactions. The study of cosmology is theoretical astrophysics at its largest scale; conversely, since the energies involved in cosmology, especially the Big Bang, are the largest known, the observations of the cosmos also serve as the laboratory for physics at its smallest scales as well.

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