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CONTENTS

The course starts with the history of space plasma physics followed by introduction to the motion of charged particles in the electro-magnetic fields. Included in the course is solar and solar wind physics as well as the structure and dynamics of the magnetosphere of the Earth. Space environments around other planets is discussed and is focused on differences between non-magnetized and magnetized planets. The ionosphere and the processes responsible for auroral phenomena is described. The last part of the course deals with wave phenomena in the magnetosphere and space weather. During the practical the students study and interpret measurements from particle and field satellite data.