Presentations

 

Note: You are welcome to use the information from these talks in your own presentations. 
Please acknowledge "Michael Shay, University of Delaware" as the source. 

In the talks that have movies, the movies are included with the tar file.

 

1:  35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, France, July, 2004.
Magnetic reconnection in multi-fluid plasmas (.ppt file)

A basic talk on the effect of a third heavy charged species on reconnection. Applicable to O+ in the magnetosphere and dusty astrophysical plasmas. The heavy species introduces a whistler wave at scales larger than the ion inertial length. 
2:  35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, France, July, 2004.
The many scales of collisionless reconnection in the Earth's magnetosphere (.ppt file)

(Invited) An overview talk of some of some of the research the University of Maryland group is doing in reconnection. There is a  nice slide near the beginning showing some of the many different scales associated with reconnection. This talk covers the following topics:

  1. Electron holes, turbulence and anomalous resistivity: How large of a guide field is needed?
  2. 3-species reconnection: Effect of O+ on reconnection in the magnetotail.
  3. Inherently 3D reconnection: solitary x-lines (I ran out of time before getting to this section). 
3:  Lecture to Honors Class on Magnetic Reconnection
Numerical Modeling of Plasmas: Magnetic Reconnection (Powerpoint) (PDF)

A very basic reconnection talk. Begins by defining plasma physics and some very basic wave physics. Discusses reconnection and then simulations of reconnection.
4:  Center for Multiscale Plasma Dynamics, Winter School, UCLA, California, January 2004.
Equation Free Projective Integration and its Applicability for Simulating Plasmas (PDF)

First results from a new algorithm for simulating plasmas. Applied to the ion acoustic wave. 

 

5: University of Delaware, physics 600 class to first year graduate students. Sept. 26, 2005.
Magnetic Explosions in Space: Magnetic Reconnection in Plasmas (PPT)(PDF) (TAR)

 

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