Part VII: Space & Astrophysical Plasmas

Over 99% of visible matter in the universe is in the plasma state. From the solar wind to accretion disks, plasma physics governs cosmic phenomena.

Part Overview

Key Topics

  • • Solar wind and heliosphere
  • • Earth's magnetosphere and aurora
  • • Stellar atmospheres and winds
  • • Accretion disks and AGN
  • • Cosmic ray acceleration