<p>Lecture, three hours. Basic equations and concepts of fluid dynamics and plasma physics with applications to shocks, supernovae, winds, and accretion. Fluid instabilities. Fundamentals of magnetohydrodynamics. Letter grading.</p>

Astronomy

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Fluid Dynamics in Astrophysics

ASTR 280

4 units