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Swedish Institute of Space Physics
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Space Physics II (3 p)

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General information

Space Physics II (Rymdfysik II, 3 p) is offered as part of the fourth year (period 44) of the Space Technology (Rymdteknik) branch of the Engineering Physics (Teknisk fysik) programme at Uppsala University. Detailed contents, examination, prerequisites etc can be found in the course plan.

Space Physics II also constitutes the second half of Space Physics NV1 (Rymdfysik NV1, 6 p) which is offered as part of the third or fourth year of the Natural Sciences programme (Naturvetarprogrammet) at Uppsala university. It consists of Space Physics I plus Space Physics II, and is thus taken in periods 2 and 4, with two exams. For the detailed content, see Space Physics I and II above.


Litterature

The main course book for Space Physics II is:

T. E. Cravens, Physics of Solar System Plasmas (Cambridge University Press, 2004). ISBN-13: 9780521611947. Is available in paperback for ca 600 kr at Studentbokhandeln.

We will also use:

A. I. Eriksson, Waves in Space Plasmas (IRF-Uppsala compendium, 1997). Download page.

Some introduction material..


Schedule

The spring 2008 schedule is now available at http://www.teknat.uu.se/student/schema/index.php.


Contact me

Jan-Erik Wahlund (jwe@irfu.se), tel 018/471 5946.


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