Homework for PHYS:7730 Advanced Plasma Physics
GB17: Gurnett and Bhattacharjee, Introduction to Plasma Physics, 2017.
BS03: Boyd, and Sanderson, The Physics of Plasmas, 2003.
B06: Bellan, Fundamentals of Plasma Physics, 2006.
Week 1
Due Thursday, January 27, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Review GB17 Chapter 2 (p. 4-18)
- Review GB17 Chapter 3, Sec 3.1-3.8 (p. 22-64)
- Optional Reading:
- Review BS03 Chapter 1 (p. 1-11)
- Review B06 Chapter 1 (p. 1-25)
- Review BS03 Chapter 2, Sec 2.1-2.15 (p. 12-43)
- Homework #1
Week 2
Due Thursday, February 3, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Review GB17 Chapter 5, Sec 5.1-5.4 (p. 148-167)
- Review GB17 Chapter 6, Sec 6.1-6.3 (p. 186-202)
- Optional Reading:
- Review B06 Chapter 2, Sec. 2.1-2.7 (p. 34-62)
- Review BS03 Chapter 3, Sec 3.3-3.4 (p. 58-71)
- Homework #2
Week 3
Due Thursday, February 10, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Review GB17 Chapter 6, Sec 6.4-6.5 (p. 202-215)
- Optional Reading:
- Review B06 Chapter 4, Sec. 4.3 (p. 155-164)
- Review BS03 Chapter 4, Sec 4.8 (p. 130-132)
- Homework #3
Week 4
Due Thursday, February 17, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Read Sridhar and Goldreich, Toward a Theory of Interstellar Turbulence. I. Weak Alfvenic Turbulence, ApJ 432:612 (1994)
You may feel free to skim or skip Section 3 and the Appendix
- Read Sridhar and Goldreich, Toward a Theory of Interstellar Turbulence. I. Weak Alfvenic Turbulence, ApJ 432:612 (1994)
- Homework #4
Week 5
Due Thursday, February 24, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Read Goldreich and Sridhar, Toward a Theory of Interstellar Turbulence. I. Strong Alfvenic Turbulence, ApJ 438:763 (1995)
You may feel free to skim or skip Sections 3-5 - Read Boldyrev, Spectrum of Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence, PRL 96:115002 (2006)
- Read Goldreich and Sridhar, Toward a Theory of Interstellar Turbulence. I. Strong Alfvenic Turbulence, ApJ 438:763 (1995)
- Homework #5
Week 6
Due Thursday, March 3, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Homework #6
Week 7
Due Thursday, March 10, 2022.
- Suggested Reading
Week 8
Due Thursday, March 24, 2022.
- Select Final Project Topic (see below),
Week 9
Due Thursday, March 31, 2022.
- No Homework
Week 10
Due Thursday, April 7, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Read GB17 Chapter 8, Sec 8.1-8.3 (p. 281-308)
- Homework #7
Week 11
Due Thursday, April 14, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Read Balogh and Treumann, Chapter 2: The Shock Problem,
from Physics of Collisionless Shocks: Space Plasma Shock Waves, Springer: New York (2013)
- Read Sec 3.3 (p.59-66) of Balogh and Treumann, Chapter 3: Basic Equations and Models,
from Physics of Collisionless Shocks: Space Plasma Shock Waves, Springer: New York (2013)
- Read Balogh and Treumann, Chapter 2: The Shock Problem,
- Complete Annotated Bibliography for the Final Project (see details below).
Week 12
Due Thursday, April 21, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Read Sec 5.1--5.2 (p.149-176)Balogh and Treumann, Chapter 5: Quasi-perpendicular Supercritical Shocks
from Physics of Collisionless Shocks: Space Plasma Shock Waves, Springer: New York (2013)
- Read Sec 5.1--5.2 (p.149-176)Balogh and Treumann, Chapter 5: Quasi-perpendicular Supercritical Shocks
- Homework #8
Week 13
Due Thursday, April 28, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Read GB17 Chapter 7, Sec 7.5-7.6 (p. 263-277)
Week 14
Due Thursday, May 5, 2022.
- Suggested Reading:
- Read Sec 3.1 (p.87-107) Fundamentals of collisionless reconnection by Drake and Shay,
from Reconnection of Magnetic Fields: Magnetohydrodynamics and Collisionless Theory and Observations, ed. by Birn and Priest, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge (2007)
- Read Sec 3.1 (p.87-107) Fundamentals of collisionless reconnection by Drake and Shay,
Week 15
- Final Project, due Thursday, May 5, 2022
PHYS:7730 Final Project
Assignment for PHYS:7730 Final Project
- Due Thursday, March 24, 2022: Project Topic and Format Selection
- Due Thursday, April 14, 2022: Annotated Bibliography
- Suggestions for Thorough and Efficient Literature Searches
- Examples and Templates for Annotated Bibliography and Literature Review
Tar archive containing all files below: 7730templates.tar - Instructions for Typesetting Templates
- Example Annotated Bibliography
- Example Annotated Bibliography LaTeX source 7730example_annbib.tex
- Example Annotated Bibliography BibTeX source example_annbib.bib
- Template Annotated Bibliography LaTeX source 7730template_annbib.tex
- Template Annotated Bibliography BibTeX source template_annbib.bib
- Example Literature Review
- Example Literature Review LaTeX source 7730example_litrev.tex
- Example Literature Review BibTeX source example_litrev.bib
- Template Literature Review LaTeX source 7730template_litrev.tex
- Template Literature Review BibTeX source template_litrev.bib
- Due Thursday, May 5, 2022: Final Project