Description
This is a 2-credit course, a whirlwind tour of fluids and plasmas as applied to astrophysical problems.
General Information
AA 363
Books:
1) The Physics of Fluids & Plasmas: An Introduction for Astrophysicists by A. Rai Choudhuri
2) Fluid Mechanics by Landau & Lifschitz
3) An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics by Batchelor
4) Elementary Fluid Dynamics by Acheson
5) Applications of Classical Physics by Blandford & Thorne
6) Plasma Physics for Astrophysics by Kulsrud
Useful online resources:
Blandford & Thorne's chapters: http://www.pma.caltech.edu/Courses/ph136/yr2011/
Prasad Subramanian's course page with a link to videos and articles:
http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/~p.subramanian/FluidsSpring2013.html
National Committee of Fluid Mechanics Films:
http://web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html
Some more links:
http://user.engineering.uiowa.edu/~cfd/referenc/links.html
A broad intro to plasmas by Greg Hammett:
http://w3.pppl.gov/~hammett/talks/2008/NUF_08_Intro_lect.pdf
1) The Physics of Fluids & Plasmas: An Introduction for Astrophysicists by A. Rai Choudhuri
2) Fluid Mechanics by Landau & Lifschitz
3) An Introduction to Fluid Dynamics by Batchelor
4) Elementary Fluid Dynamics by Acheson
5) Applications of Classical Physics by Blandford & Thorne
6) Plasma Physics for Astrophysics by Kulsrud
Useful online resources:
Blandford & Thorne's chapters: http://www.pma.caltech.edu/Courses/ph136/yr2011/
Prasad Subramanian's course page with a link to videos and articles:
http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/~p.subramanian/FluidsSpring2013.html
National Committee of Fluid Mechanics Films:
http://web.mit.edu/hml/ncfmf.html
Some more links:
http://user.engineering.uiowa.edu/~cfd/referenc/links.html
A broad intro to plasmas by Greg Hammett:
http://w3.pppl.gov/~hammett/talks/2008/NUF_08_Intro_lect.pdf
Lecture Hall-I Physics Department
Instructor: Prateek Sharma, D2-08
TA: Deovrat Prasad, D2-04
TA: Deovrat Prasad, D2-04
Announcements
Schedule for Project Talks on 11/12/14
12/09/14 5:39 PM
Example for solving Earth's magnetic mirror case.
12/07/14 8:17 PM
Although the magnetic field is slightly different in this case, one can follow the procedure to get the magnetic ratio
some clarifications regarding soutions of asignment 6
12/07/14 1:37 PM
Some scribbling of solutions of problem 5 of asignment 6
some resources for final exam
Problem solving session on Saturday (6/12/2014)
12/04/14 4:38 PM
Hi!
Since none of you have replied about the problem solving session timing, I am going to have it on Saturday at 11:00 am.
I hope it is convenient for all. If you have anything at that time please inform.
Thank you.
Deovrat
problem solving session tomorrow (Sat, 11/10) at 2:30 pm
10/10/14 3:12 PM
please attend if you need help with the HW problems. Also remember the midterm exam (with 35% weight) will be on Monday the 13th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
Prateek
Prateek
no class on Monday 6th Oct & exam on 13th Oct
10/02/14 12:04 AM
The exam will be from 9:30 to 12:30. We'll have a class and a tutorial on Wed. the 8th. Portion covered till today (till HW 4 is included for the exams).
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Prateek Sharma | When? Where? | |
Deovrat Prasad | When? Where? |