SylabUZ
| Course name | Plasma astrophysics |
| Course ID | 13.7-WF-FizP-PA-S17 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Physics and Astronomy |
| Field of study | Physics |
| Education profile | academic |
| Level of studies | First-cycle studies leading to Bachelor's degree |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2018/2019 |
| Semester | 5 |
| ECTS credits to win | 3 |
| Course type | obligatory |
| Teaching language | english |
| Author of syllabus |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Lecture | 15 | 1 | - | - | Exam |
| Class | 15 | 1 | - | - | Credit with grade |
The expansion of the knowledge of the basic concepts of plasma astrophysics. To transfer messages from plasma physics allowing the students to understand on a basic level some phenomena and physical processes in the magnetospheres of Earth and pulsars, and in the accretion disks of black holes and neutron stars.
Knowledge of general astronomy, mathematical analysis and the basis of theoretical physics.
- Plasma in the laboratory and space.
- The basic properties of plasma.
- The kinetic equation for plasma.
- Wlasow theory of plasma waves and plasma stability.
- Plasma as a magnetic fluid.
- Generation of radiation in the plasma.
- The space plasma.
- Magnetosphere of the Earth
- Pulsar magnetosphere
- Accretion disks of black holes and neutron stars
The conventional lectures, the conventional classes
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
Lecture: Oral examination; Condition assessment - a positive mark of the exam.
Classes: Written test - positive mark of the test.
Final grade: 50% exam mark + 50% exercise mark.
Before taking the exam the student must get a credit for classes.
[1] The lecture notes.
[2] D. Melrose, Plasma Astrophysics, Vol. 1 i 2, Gordon and Breach, 1980.
[3] M. A. Krall, A. W. Trivelpiece, Fizyka plazmy, Państwowe Wydaw. Naukowe, 1979.
[4] V. L. Ginzburg, Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Pergamon Press, 1979.
[1] Astrophysical formulae, a compedium for the physicist and astrophysicist (K.R. Lang), Springer-Verlag 1980.
[2] Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics (V.L.Ginzburg) Pergamon Press PRES.
Modified by dr hab. Piotr Lubiński, prof. UZ (last modification: 01-08-2018 15:19)
