PHYS 218A. Plasma Physics I (4 units)
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Description
The basic physics of plasmas is discussed for the simple case of an unmagnetized plasma. Topics include thermal equilibrium statistical properties, fluid and Landau theory of electron and ion plasma waves, velocity space instabilities, quasi-linear theory, fluctuations, scattering or radiation, Fokker-Planck equation.
Prerequisite courses
PHYS 218A has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
PHYS 218A is a prerequisite of the following 1 courses: