MHD of the Heliosphere
Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Fall 2023 - Full Term (08/28/2023 - 12/11/2023)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
30
CRN: 15660
CRN: 15660
Introduction to solar physics, with emphasis on gas dynamics and magnetic fields. Interior structure, the theory of convection, wave motions in the presence of magnetism and gravity, coronal heating theories, steady and nonsteady flows, dynamo theory, and the theory of solar flares and other transient phenomena. Salient observational data are reviewed. (Normally offered every other year.)
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Instructors: Harald Kucharek
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location | |
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8/28/2023 | 12/11/2023 | TR | 11:10am - 12:30pm | DEM 251 | |
Final Exam | 12/13/2023 | 12/13/2023 | W | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | DEM 251 |