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Course Info

  • Course Number / Code:
  • 6.651J (Fall 2003) 
  • Course Title:
  • Introduction to Plasma Physics I 
  • Course Level:
  • Graduate 
  • Offered by :
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Massachusetts, United States  
  • Department:
  • Nuclear Science and Engineering 
  • Course Instructor(s):
  • Prof. Ian Hutchinson
    Prof. Jeffrey Freidberg 
  • Course Introduction:
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  • 22.611J / 6.651J / 8.613J Introduction to Plasma Physics I



    Fall 2003




    Course Highlights


    This course includes a full set of highly detailed lecture notes, as well as problem sets and an extensive reading list.


    Course Description


    In this course, students will learn about plasmas, the fourth state of matter. The plasma state dominates the visible universe, and is of increasing economic importance. Plasmas behave in lots of interesting and sometimes unexpected ways.

    The course is intended only as a first plasma physics course, but includes critical concepts needed for a foundation for further study. A solid undergraduate background in classical physics, electromagnetic theory including Maxwell's equations, and mathematical familiarity with partial differential equations and complex analysis are prerequisites.

    The course introduces plasma phenomena relevant to energy generation by controlled thermonuclear fusion and to astrophysics, coulomb collisions and transport processes, motion of charged particles in magnetic fields, plasma confinement schemes, MHD models, simple equilibrium and stability analysis. It also covers two-fluid hydrodynamic plasma models, wave propagation in a magnetic field, kinetic theory, Vlasov plasma model, electron plasma waves and Landau damping, ion-acoustic waves, and streaming instabilities. A subject description tailored to fit the background and interests of the attending students is distributed shortly before and at the beginning of the subject.



    Technical Requirements


    MATLAB® software is required to view and run the .mat files found on this course site.


    *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.

     

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