N E 724
WAVES AND INSTABILITIES IN PLASMAS
Waves in a cold plasma, wave-plasma interactions, waves in a hot plasma, Landau damping, cyclotron damping, magneto-hydrodynamic equilibria and instabilities, microinstabilities, introduction to nonlinear processes, and experimental applications. Basic knowledge of plasmas [such as PHYSICS/E C E/N E 525 ] and advanced electromagnetics [such as PHYSICS 721 or E C E 740 ] strongly encouraged.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026
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- WAVES AND INSTABILITIES IN PLASMAS · 3 credits.