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Syllabus:

Plasma Physics, 7.5 credits

Swedish name: Plasmafysik D
This syllabus is valid: 2009-05-11 and until further notice
Syllabus for courses starting after 2009-05-11
Course code: 5FY067
Credit points: 7.5
Education level: Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level: Physics: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Physics

Contents

Debye screening, perturbation theory for the motion of charged particles, adiabatic invariants, magneto hydro dynamics, ionacoustic waves, magnetosonic waves, Alfven waves, ambipolar diffusion, kinetic theory, electron plasma waves, Landau damping, non-linear phenomena, energy through thermonuclear fusion, laser fusion, plasma in space.

Required Knowledge

Electrodynamics, or equivalent. Analytical Mechanics, or equivalent. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper secondary course English A (IELTS (Academic) with a minimum overall score of 5.5 and no individual score below 5.0. TOEFL PBT (Paper-based Test) with a minimum total score of 530 and a minimum TWE score of 4. TOEFL iBT (Internet-based Test) with a minimum total score of 72 and a minimum score of 17 on the Writing Section). Where the language of instruction is Swedish, applicants must prove proficiency in Swedish to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.

Literature

Chen Francis F.
Introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion
2. ed. : New York : Plenum : 1984- : 2 vol. :

Basic space plasma physics
Baumjohann Wolfgang, Treumann Rudolf A.
London : Imperial College : cop. 1996 : x, 329 s. :
ISBN: 1-86094-017-X
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Chen Francis F.
Introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion
2. ed. : New York : Plenum : 1984- : 2 vol. :