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AOSS 545 - High Energy Density Physics

  • Instructor: R. Paul Drake
  • Description: Introduces students to fundamental tools and discoveries of high-energy density physics, where pressures are above a million atmospheres. Discusses fundamental physical models, equations of state, hydrodynamics including shocks and instabilities, radiation transport, radiation hydrodynamics, experimental technique, inertial fusion, experimental astrophysics, and relativistic systems.
  • Prerequisite: Math 450, Physics 405 & Physics 406
  • Semester Offered: WINTER
  • Time: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
  • Days: M W F
  • Credits: 3
  • Room: ARR
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