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Dec 21, 2025
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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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PHYS 835 - Laboratory, Space and Astrophysical Plasmas (3cr.) Credit(s): 3
PLASMA PHYSICS
Component: Lecture
Introduction to the properties of electrically conducting fluids and ionized gases. Topics covered include: particle drifts and adiabatic invariants, cold plasma waves, magnetohydrodynamics (MHD), MHD waves, equilibria, shocks, and instabilities. For each topic, applications to solar system space plasmas, astrophysical plasmas, and laboratory plasmas are presented.
Repeatable: Y Allowed Units: 9 Grading Basis: Student Option
PREREQ: PHYS809. COREQ: PHYS810.
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