PHYS 218B. Plasma Physics II (4 units)
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Description
This course deals with magnetized plasma. Topics include Appleton-Hartree theory of waves in cold plasma, waves in warm plasma (Bernstein waves, cyclotron damping). MHD equations, MHD waves, low frequency modes, and the adiabatic theory of particle orbits. Prerequisites: PHYS 218A.
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PHYS 218B is a prerequisite of the following 1 courses: