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Introduction to Plasma Physics I
Fall 2006
The plasma state dominates the visible universe, and is important in fields as diverse as Astrophysics and Controlled Fusion. Plasma is often referred to as "the fourth state of matter." This course introduces the study of the nature and behavior of plasma. A variety of models to describe plasma behavior are presented.
Readings
- Chen, F. F. Introduction to Plasma Physics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer, 1984. ISBN: 9780306413322.
- Shohet, J. L. The Plasma State . San Diego, CA: Academic Press Inc., 1971. ISBN: 9780126405507.
- Tanenbaum, B. S. Plasma Physics . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1967. ISBN: 9780070628120.
- Hazeltine, R. D., and F. L. Waelbroeck. The Framework of Plasma Physics . Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780813342139.
- Goldston, R. J., and P. H. Rutherford. Introduction to Plasma Physics . Philadelphia, PA: IOP Publishing, 1995. ISBN: 9780750301831.
- Clemmow, P. C., and J. P. Dougherty. Electrodynamics of Particles and Plasmas . New York, NY: Perseus Books, 1989. ISBN: 9780201515008.
- Spitzer, Lyman, Jr. Physics of Fully Ionized Gases . 2nd ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 1962.
- Schmidt, G. Physics of High Temperature Plasmas . 2nd ed. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1979. ISBN: 9780126266603. (Recommended for theory of particle orbits.)
- Boyd, T. J. M., and J. J. Sanderson. Plasma Dynamics . New York, NY: Barnes and Noble, 1969. (Recommended for the statistical mechanics description of plasmas.)
- Dendy, R., ed. Plasma Physics . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780521484527. (Recommended for specific chapters on space and plasmas and on industrial plasmas.)
- Krall, N. A., and A. W. Trivelpiece. Principles of Plasma Physics . Berkeley, CA: San Francisco Press, 1986. ISBN: 9780911302585.
- Ichimaru, S. Principles of Plasma Physics - A Statistical Approach . Boston, MA: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, 1973. ISBN: 9780805387520.
- J. P. Freidberg. Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics . New York, NY: Springer, 1987. ISBN: 9780306425127.
- Stix, T. H. Waves in Plasmas . New York, NY: Springer, 1992. ISBN: 9780883188590.
- Huddlestone, R. H., and S. L. Leonard. Plasma Diagnostic Techniques . San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 1965.
- Hutchinson, I. H. Principles of Plasma Diagnostics . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780521675741.
- Wesson, J. Tokamaks . 3rd ed. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780198509226.
- Tajima, T., and K. Shibata. Plasma Astrophysics . Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780813339962.
Fall 2003
Topics
- Introduction: Basic Plasma Properties
- Debye Shielding: Collective Effects
- Charged Particle Motion in EM Fields
- Coulomb Collisions: Cross-sections, Relaxation
- Transport Processes
- Fluid Plasma Descriptions
- MHD Equilibrium
- MHD Dynamics
- Dynamics in Two-fluid Plasmas
- Cold Plasma Waves in a Magnetic Field
- Microscopic to Fluid Plasma Descriptions
- Vlasov-Maxwell Kinetic Theory
- Linear Landau Damping and Growth
- Kinetic Description of Waves and Instabilities; Experiments on Plasma Waves and Landau Damping
Readings
- Chen, F. F. Introduction to Plasma Physics . 2nd ed. Plenum Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780306307553.
- Shohet, J. L. The Plasma State . Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1971. ISBN: 9780126405507.
- Tanenbaum, B. S. Plasma Physics. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1967. ISBN: 9780070628120.
- Hazeltine, R. D., and F. L. Waelbroeck. The Framework of Plasma Physics . New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998. ISBN: 9780738200477.
- Goldston, R. J., and P. H. Rutherford. Introduction to Plasma Physics. New York NY: Taylor & Francis Inc., 1995. ISBN: 9780750301831.
- Clemmow, P. C., and J. P. Dougherty. Electrodynamics of Particles and Plamas. New York, NY: Perseus Books, 1989. ISBN: 9780201515008.
- Spitzer, L., Jr. Physics of Fully Ionized Gases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Interscience-John Wiley, 1962. ISBN: 9780470817230.
- Schmidt, G. Physics of High Temperature Plasmas. 2nd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1979. ISBN: 9780126266603. (Recommended for theory or particle orbits)
- Boyd, T. J. M., and J. J. Sanderson. Plasma Physics. Barnes and Noble, 1969. (Recommended for the statistical mechanics description of plasmas)
- Dendy, R., ed. Plasma Physics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780521433099. (Recommended for specific chapters on space and plasmas and on industrial plasmas)
- Krall, N. A., and A. W. Trivelpiece. Principles of Plasma Physics . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1973. Reissued by San Francisco Press, 1986. ISBN: 9780911302585.
- Ichimaru, S. Principles of Plasma Physics - A Statistical Approach. W. H. Benjamin, 1973. ISBN: 9780805387537.
- Stix, T. H. Waves in Plasmas. American Institute of Physics, 1992. ISBN: 9780883188590.
- Hutchinson, I. H. Principles of Plasma Diagnostics. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1987. ISBN: 9780521326223.
- Huddlestone, R. H., and S. L. Leonard. Plasma Diagnostic Techniques. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1965.
- Rose, D. J., and M. Clark, Jr. Plasmas and Controlled Fusion. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press; New York, NY: John Wiley, 1961. ISBN: 9780262180061.
- Wesson, J. Tokamaks. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1987. ISBN: 9780198563280.
- Tajima, T., and K. Shibata. Plasma Astrophysics. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997. ISBN: 9780201406429.
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