Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2022
PHYS 541 001 (CRN: 25380)
RADIATIVE PROCESSES
Long Title: RADIATIVE PROCESSES
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Instructor: Liang, Edison P.
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR HRZ 211 (10-JAN-2022 - 22-APR-2022)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 50
Section Enrolled: 2
Enrollment data as of: 29-NOV-2023 5:00PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Radiation processes and their applications to astrophysical phenomena and space science. The course treats radiative transfer, radiation from moving charges, relativistic covariance and kinematics, bremsstrahlung, synchrotron radiation, Compton scattering, some plasma effects, and radiative transitions in atoms and molecules.