PHYS428 INTRODUCTION TO MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS
| Course Code: |
2300428 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Physics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. BURAK YEDÝERLER |
| Offered Semester: |
Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Ideal MHD equations; single and two fluid equations; equilibrium and stability; equations of kinetic theory; derivation of fluid equations; Landau damping; nonlinear plasma physics; shock waves; parametric instabilities.
