Plasma Physics 2023A

About the course - General

• General

  
  
  General

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Topic outline

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• Topics

  
  

  Topics

  1. Basic definitions and parameters, Debye screening and plasma osillations, Ionization, Coulomb collisions.
  2. MHD theory.
  3. MHD waves and discontinuities.
  4. Two-fluid theory.
  5. Waves in dispersive media in two-fluid theory.
  6. Kinetic theory.
  7. Waves in the kinetic description.
  8. Landau damping.
  9. Hydrodynamic and kinetic instabilities. 
  10. Nonlinear phenomena: first concept.
  11. Shock acceleration.

  
  

  Topics

• Bibliography

  
  

  Bibliography

  Bibliography

  • Textbooks Page

• Additional matetials

  
  

  Additional matetials

  Additional matetials

  • Lecture notes File
  • Single particle motion File

• Policy

  
  

  Policy

  • You will be asked to read topics before each lesson. We will discuss these at the lesson and not start from scratch. 
  • Assignments will be given and should be submitted. 
  • In the end a home exam will be given.
  • Grade: 80% home exam, 20% assignments.   

  Policy

• Weekly assignments

  
  

  Weekly assignments

  Weekly assignments

  • MHD equilibrium and waves Assignment

    Problems 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.8, 3.9., 3.11

  • MHD discontinuities Assignment
  • Two-fluid model Assignment
  • Waves in two-fluid magnetized plasmas Assignment
  • Waves in the kinetic description Assignment

• Final home exam

  
  

  Final home exam

  Final home exam

  • Exam Assignment

• Topic 7

  
  

  Topic 7

  Topic 7