Fall 2026 Applied Physics E4301 section 001

INTRO TO PLASMA PHYSICS

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.

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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