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PHYS 111

Plasma Kinetic Theory

Graduate

Statistical mechanics and kinetic theory of plasmas. Transport and thermal relaxation phenomena. Microscopic foundations of a fluid description. Waves and instabilities, linear and nonlinear. Emission, absorption, and scattering of electromagnetic radiation.

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite PHYS 068, and preferably PHYS 106 , or permission of the instructor

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