PHYS 519

PLASMA KINETIC THEORY

Credit Hours: 3 · Graduate

Plasma kinetic equations (Klimontovich, Liouville, BBGKY, Balescu-Lenard, Fokker-Planck, Vlasov), Vlasov theory of waves and instabilities, connections to fluid plasma models.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: PLASMA KINETIC THEORY Department: Physics and Astronomy Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students. Course Level: Graduate

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027