NPTEL Syllabus

Introduction to Plasma Physics - Video

course
COURSE OUTLINE

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T h e course is intended as a general introduction to plasma physics and is

designed with the purpose of presenting a comprehensive, logical and unified
treatment of the fundamentals of modern plasma physics.

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This course is primarily aimed for first year post graduate students and beyond
or advanced undergraduate students meeting the subject of plasma physics for
the first time.

Physics

As a part of the course, and to introduce experimental research to the students, a

chapter on experimental techniques and basic plasma measurements are
introduced.

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Pre-requisites:
Students having knowledge of vector
analysis, differential equations,
complex variables, and those who
have taken courses on classical
mechanics and electromagnetic theory.
Coordinators:

Introduction.

Charged particle motion in electromagnetic

fields.

Some basic plasma phenomena.

Collisional processes in plasmas.

Fluid description of plasmas.

Diffusion and mobility.

Equilibrium and instabilities.

Waves in plasmas.

TOTAL

40

References:
1. Introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion (Vol. 1), F. F. Chen.

Dr. Sudeep Bhattacharjee

Department of PhysicsIIT Kanpur

2. Introduction to Plasma Physics, R. J. Goldston and P. H. Rutherford.

3. Fundamentals of Plasma Physics, J. A. Bittencourt.
A joint venture by IISc and IITs, funded by MHRD, Govt of India

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