Winter Quarter 2014
(last updated
Introduction
Electromagnetism (EM) review
Begin basic Plasma Phenomena
Plasma response times , plasma_frequency, and E
and B in moving frame, and dipole field equation
Begin Guiding Center motion
(supplemental notes)
Parallel
guiding center motion, physical interp. Of guiding center terms
Bounce motion
Longitudinal drift, and
Adiabatic invariants
Polarization Drift (time
dependent drifts), radiation belts, south Atlantic anomaly
[sample miderm, from 2004 ESS415/515 class ]
Collective phenomena
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(midterm)
Formal Derivation of Plasma
Equations (
Conservation Equations
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Final MHD Equations (
MHD and Field Line Motion
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Magnetospheric
Convection, reconnection and magnetosphere (Three links. begin
The Magnetosphere (2/26-28/14)
Ionospheric currents
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Finish up
ionosphere, then start waves (
Alfven waves discussion
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More Waves (
Final Waves lecture (
Review (3-14-14)