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Details of PH4210 (Spring 2014)

Level: 4 Type: Theory Credits: 3.0

Course CodeCourse NameInstructor(s)
PH4210 Magnetohydrodynamics Dibyendu Nandi

Preamble
Note: This CESSI course will be offered by Dr. Prasad Subramanian from IISER Pune and Dr. Dibyendu Nandi from IISER Kolkata and conducted over the National Knowledge Network (NKN).

Syllabus


  • Plasma physics: Kinetics, Particle orbits, Guiding center theory, the BBGKY hierarchy, Moments of the distribution function, wave-particle interactions (e.g., Landau damping), transport coefficients


  • Magnetohydrodynamics: Refresher on fluid dynamics, Waves in Plasmas, Governing equations of MHD, MHD instabilities and flows, Magnetic helicity

  • Applications to Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas: MHD dynamos, Magnetic reconnection, Stellar winds, Jets from compact objects, Plasma confinement, Spheromaks, Tokamaks



Prerequisite
Undergraduate level knowledge of mathematical methods in physics, classical mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics and nuclear physics will be assumed. Some knowledge of basic fluids dynamics is desirable, but not essential.

References


  1. Plasma Physics: An Introduction to the theory of astrophysical, geophysical and laboratory plasmas: Peter A Sturrock (Cambridge)

  2. The Physics of Plasmas: T J M Boyd, J J Sanderson (Cambridge)

  3. The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas; Arnab Rai Choudhuri (Cambridge)

  4. Solar Magnetohydrodynamics, Eric R. Priest (Kluwer Academic Presss)

  5. Magnetic Reconnection: MHD Theory and Applications, Eric R. Priest and Terry. G. Forbes (Cambridge)


Course Credit Options

Sl. No.ProgrammeSemester NoCourse Choice
1 IP 2 Elective
2 IP 4 Elective
3 MS 8 Elective
4 RS 1 Elective
5 RS 2 Elective

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