PHYS.5690 Plasma Physics
Id: 040756
Credits: 3-3
Description
The course aims to provide upper level undergraduate and graduate students from Physics and Engineering background in plasma physics, focusing on the fundamental physics principles, not any specific application or field of research. The course will cover the topics of basic plasma concepts, single-particle motion in an electromagnetic field, magnetohydrodynamics, plasma waves, plasma instabilities, plasma kinetics, and some advanced topics in plasma physics.
Prerequisites
MATH.2310 Calculus III, and MATH.2340 Differential Equations, and PHYS.3530 Electromagnetism I.
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