ZIELGRUPPE:
Eligible lecture of the module „Advanced Astronomy and Astrophysics“ (Physics / Master). Open also for all students with interest in astronomy and astrophysics.

VORAUSSETZUNG:
Basic knowledge in Physics and Mathematics. Knowledge ofthe physics / B.Sc. Module „Einführung in die Astronomie und Astrophysik“ advised.

INHALT:
Magnetic activity of the Sun and Stars; Stellar and Solar eruptions; Flares and Coronal Mass Ejections; Charged particle motion; Gyration; Magnetic traps; Radiation belts; Magnetic Reconnection; Plasma waves; Shocks; Particle Acceleration to High Energies; The Solar Wind; Ionosphere of the Earth; Earth Magnetospheres and Radiation Belts; Planetary Magnetospheres; Space Weather