High Energy Density Virtual Summer School
Foundations of High Energy Density Physics
Presented Every Summer at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
High-energy-density physics is an actively growing field that exploits the ability of various modern devices to create pressures of millions of atmospheres in dynamic, high-temperature, and even relativistic systems. This field of physics is essential to inertial fusion research, to using such tools to address issues in astrophysics, and to other fundamental studies and applications.
Topics to be covered include:
- Fundamental Equations and Equations of State
- Shocks, Rarefactions, and their Interactions
- Hydrodynamic Instabilities
- Radiative Transfer
- Radiation Hydrodynamics
- Creating High-Energy-Density Conditions
- Inertial Fusion
- Experimental Astrophysics
- Relativistic Systems
- Magnetohydrodynamics
This course provides an in-depth introduction to the field and includes approximately 25 hours of lecture on 10 days. Instruction by Carolyn Kuranz, Alec Thomas, Louise Willingale, Ryan McBride, Eric Johnsen, and Scott Baalrud. The lectures will be based primarily on the book High-Energy-Density Physics (2nd ed.) authored by Prof. R Paul Drake, available from Springer Verlag or Amazon.
The course is aimed primarily at graduate students, young scientists, and experienced scientists who are just entering high-energy-density physics. Both the book and the lectures assume familiarity with partial differential vector calculus. Participants will also be introduced to the new ZEUS facility at the University of Michigan.
For more information contact: Jan Beltran at 734-936-0494 or [email protected].
This event is made possible by the National Nuclear Security Agency, the National Science Foundation, and the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences at the University of Michigan.
