The plasma universe

Winter semester 2021/2022

F. Spanier

Place	Philosophenweg 12 / Room 056
Time	Thu 14:00 bis 15:30

This is a compulsory Master's seminar (MVSem)
The seminar will proceed as follows:

• At the beginning of the semester we distribute the topics
• At the first appointment after the topic has been assigned, I explain some research techniques and discuss the horizon of expectations for the presentation and written summary.
• You will receive a more or less current scientific article on which the presentation should be based.
• One week before the presentation, you can give a test presentation.
• Your presentation will be accompanied by a written summary
• The presentation, the question and answer session and the paper will be assessed.
• You are also expected to participate as an audience member by asking questions about the presentation - if no questions are asked, I will ask questions of the audience.

Please register at Moodle and Übungsgruppenverwaltung

The seminar will cover plasma topics from various places of the universe. This includes for example:

• Cosmic magnetic fields and their origin
• Interstellar plasmas
• Solar- and stellar winds
• Accretion disks
• Jets in Active Galactic nuclei
• Pulsars and pulsar wind nebulae
• (relativistic) shock fronts