Space Physics Lecture Notes
by Ling-Hsiao Lyu / lyu@jupiter.ss.ncu.edu.tw

Citation: Lyu, L. H. (2011), Space Physics Lecture Notes,
http://www.ss.ncu.edu.tw/~lyu/lecture_files_en/lyu_SP_1_Notes/lyu_SP_1_Content.html

Table of Contents

Lecture 1. Dipole Magnetic Field and Equations of Magnetic Field Lines

Lecture 2. Dipole Field (old lecture)

Lecture 3. Periodic Motions and Drift Motions in Plasma

Lecture 4. Frozen-in Flux in Magnetohydrodynamic Plasma

Lecture 5. Structure of Quiet-time Earth Magnetosphere

Lecture 6. Linear Waves in Magnetohydrodynamic Plasma

Appendix A. Curvature Drift

Appendix B. Grad B Drift

Appendix C. Magnetic Pressure Gradient Force and Magnetic Tension Force

Old Lecture Notes
Background Knowledge for Studying Space Physics
Introduction in Chinese
Vector Analysis and Green's Function

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Useful link and packages:

Space and ground observational data sets URL:

http://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp_public/

Tsy89 package	lyu1.f
EXTERN.f	lyu1_com.f
GEOPACK.f	lyu1_new.f
T89M.f	lyu1_newcom.f
t89msurv.f	lyu2.f
t89ms_com.f	lyu2_com.f
t89msurv.doc	GEOPACK.doc

89ms_com.f
include 't89msurv.f' !the main program
include 'GEOPACK.f' !package for common subroutines
include 'EXTERN.f' !to call T89M.f
include 'T89M.f' !the tsy89 magnetic field model

Trace magnetic field line
lyu1_com.f
include 'lyu1.f' !the main program
include 'GEOPACK.f' !package for common subroutines
include 'EXTERN.f' !to call T89M.f
include 'T89M.f' !the tsy89 magnetic field model

Trace magnetic field line
lyu1_newcom.f
include 'lyu1_new.f' !the main program
include 'GEOPACK.f' !package for common subroutines
include 'EXTERN.f' !to call T89M.f
include 'T89M.f' !the tsy89 magnetic field model

Obtain magnetic field at given position
lyu2_com.f
include 'lyu2.f' !the main program
include 'GEOPACK.f' !package for common subroutines
include 'EXTERN.f' !to call T89M.f
include 'T89M.f' !the tsy89 magnetic field model

Textbook:

Introduction to Space Physics, edited by M. G. Kivelson and C. T. Russell, Cambridge University Press, 1995. (ISBN 0-521-45714-9)

Reference Book:

Parks, G. K., Physics of Space Plasmas: An Introduction, 2nd ed., Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 2004. (ISBN 0-8133-4129-9)

Space Observational Data Sites

http://sdbweb.ss.ncu.edu.tw

http://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov