Cosmic Ray Astrophysics

1. Introduction.- 2. Cosmic Rays as Part of the Universe.- 3. Direct Observations of Cosmic Rays.- 4. Interactions of Cosmic Ray Electrons.- 5. Interactions of Cosmic Ray Nuclei.- 6. Indirect Observations of Cosmic Rays.- 7. Immediate Consequences of Galactic Cosmic Ray Observations.- 8. Statistical Mechanics of Charged Particles.- 9. Test Wave Approach 1. Waves in Cold Magnetized Plasmas.- 10. Test Wave Approach 2. Waves in Hot Magnetized Isotropic Plasmas.- 11. Test Wave Approach 3. Generation of Plasma Waves.- 12. Test Particle Approach 1. Hierarchy of Transport Equations.- 13. Test Particle Approach 2. Calculation of Transport Parameters.- 14. Acceleration and Transport Processes of Cosmic Rays.- 15. Interplanetary Transport of Cosmic Ray Particles.- 16. Acceleration of Cosmic Ray Particles at Shock Waves.- 17. Galactic Cosmic Rays.- 18. Formation of Cosmic Ray Momentum Spectra.- 19. Summary and Outlook.- Append.- A. Radiation Transport.- B. Conductivity Tensor in a Hot Magnetized Plasma.- B.1 The General Case.- B.2 Isotropic Distribution Functions.- C. Calculation of the Integral (10.3.10).- References.- Illustration Credits.