Università Roma Tre

TO INTRODUCE THE COMMON CONCEPTUAL BASIS OF FLUIDS DYNAMICS AND PLASMA PHYSICS AS DERIVED FROM A STATISTICAL DESCRIPTION OF MATTER. TO DERIVE AND DISCUSS THE EQUATIONS TO BE USED TO DESCRIBE THE DYNAMIC EVOLUTION OF FLUIDS AND PLASMAS. TO DESCRIBE EQUILIBRIUM AND STABILITY PROPERTIES OF THESE SYSTEMS AND DISCUSS EXEMPLA OF MAINLY ASTROPHYSICAL RELEVANCE. TO STUDY WAVE PHYSICS AND TURBULENCE IN PLASMA AND FLUIDS.