| Call Number | 14169 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
W 4:10pm-6:40pm To be announced |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Carlos Paz Soldan |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Definition of a plasma. Plasmas in laboratories and nature, plasma production. Motion of charged particles in electric and magnetic fields, adiabatic invariants. Heuristic treatment of collisions, diffusion, transport, and resistivity. Plasma as a conducting fluid. Electrostatic and magnetostatic equilibria of plasmas. Waves in cold plasmas. Demonstration of laboratory plasma behavior, measurement of plasma properties. Illustrative problems in fusion, space, and nonneutral or beam plasmas. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics |
| Enrollment | 0 students (35 max) as of 5:06PM Saturday, April 4, 2026 |
| Subject | Applied Physics |
| Number | E4301 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate |
| Open To | Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS |
| Section key | 20263APPH4301E001 |