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ESS 200C – Space Plasma Physics • There will be two examinations and homework assignments. • The grade will be based on – 35% Exam 1 – 35% Exam 2 – 30% Homework • References – Kivelson M. G. and C. T. Russell, Introduction to Space Physics, Cambridge University Press, 1995. – Gombosi, T. I., Physics of the Space Environment, Cambridge University Press, 1998 – Kellenrode, M-B, Space Physics, An Introduction to Plasmas and Particles in the Heliosphere and Magnetospheres, Springer, 2000. – Walker, A. D. M., Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in Space, Institute of Physics Publishing, 2005.
Space Plasma Physics • Space physics is concerned with the interaction of charged particles with electric and magnetic fields in space. • Space physics involves the interaction between the Sun, the solar wind, the magnetosphere and the ionosphere. • Space physics started with observations of the aurorae. – Old Testament references to auroras. – Greek literature speaks of “moving accumulations of burning clouds” – Chinese literature has references to auroras prior to 2000BC
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Page 5 and 6: - Galileo theorized that aurora is
Page 7 and 8: The Plasma State • A plasma is an
Page 9 and 10: • B acts to change the motion of
Page 11: • The electric field can modify t
Page 14 and 15: • The change in the direction of
Page 16 and 17: • Maxwell’s equations - Poisson
Page 18 and 19: • Maxwell’s equations in integr
Page 20 and 21: • For a coordinate in which the m
Page 22 and 23: B r • The force is along and away
Page 24: - As particles bounce they will dri
Page 27 and 28: The Properties of a Plasma • A pl
Page 29 and 30: • For monatomic particles in equi
Page 31 and 32: • What makes an ionized gas a pla
Page 34 and 35: • The plasma frequency - Consider
Page 36 and 37: • A note on conservation laws - C
Page 38 and 39: - Momentum equation r ∂us r r r r
Page 40 and 41: • Energy equation ∂ ( ∂t 1 2
Page 43 and 44: - Often the last terms on the right
Page 45 and 46: F B • Magnetic pressure and tensi
Page 47 and 48: •Some elementary wave concepts -F
Page 49 and 50: • When the dispersion relation sh
Page 51 and 52: - Incompressible Alfvén waves •
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1 2 2 C ⎛ B ⎞ A ⎜ ⎟ ⎝ µ
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- Continuity - Momentum - Equation
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• The fluid velocity must be alon
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- Arbitrary angle between k r and B
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