PHYS 218APlasma Physics I
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.
Prerequisites
None listed in the catalog.
Courses that list PHYS 218A as a prerequisite (1)
- PHYS 218B Plasma Physics II