Astr 501 | Lecture 13 | Fall 2018
Sir George Stokes
Astronomy 501
Lecture 13, Sept 26 Fall 2018 Sir Joseph Larmor

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Polarization

  • linear, circular, elliptical
  • quasi-monochromatic waves and partial polarization
  • awesomest example: the polarized CMB according to WMAP and Planck

Larmor Formula

Radiation from Acclerated Charges

  • formal solution
  • physical interpretation
HL Tau Polarization

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