- solar wind
- shocks and boundaries in space plasmas
- solar wind interaction with magnetized and unmagnetized bodies
- the ionosphere, creation and properites
- reconnection
- the magnetosphere and magnetopause of Earth
- particle drifts in the magnetosp
- auroral physics
- Alfvén waves
EF2245 Space Physics II 7.5 credits
The course is a continuation of Space Physics I, and aims to give the student a more quantitative knowledge of space plasma phenomena and research methods.
Information per course offering
Information for Autumn 2026 Start 26 Oct 2026 programme students
- Course location
KTH Campus
- Duration
- 26 Oct 2026 - 11 Jan 2027
- Periods
Autumn 2026: P2 (7.5 hp)
- Pace of study
50%
- Application code
10857
- Form of study
Normal Daytime
- Language of instruction
English
- Course memo
- Course memo is not published
- Number of places
Min: 1
- Target group
- Open to TAEEM, TEFRM
- Planned modular schedule
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- Schedule
- Schedule is not published
Contact
Course syllabus as PDF
Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.
Course syllabus EF2245 (Autumn 2026–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus EF2245 (Autumn 2026–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to
- describe basic processes in space plasma physics
- describe and use established theories to estimate quantitatively the behaviour of some of these processes
- make analyses of various types of space physics data to compare with the quantitative theoretical predictions
- describe some of today's current problems in the field of space physics.
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Knowledge in plasma physics, 6 credits, equivalent to completed course EF2200/EF2240.
Active participation in EF2200 or EF2240 during period 1 of the same academic year is considered equivalent to completion of the course. Registered students are expected and considered to be actively participating.
Recommended prerequisites
EF2240 Space Physics or EF2200 Plasma Physics or equivalent.
For single course students: documented proficiency in English B or equivalent.
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- INLB - Hand-in assignments, 7.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Examiner
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Main field of study
Electrical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Physics
Education cycle
Second cycle
Transitional regulations
Course participants from 2025 and earlier who are approved in one of the TENA and INLA components are offered a home examination of the other component until 2027.
Supplementary information
In this course, the EECS code of honor applies, see:
http://www.kth.se/en/eecs/utbildning/hederskodex.