APPH 6101Section 001Fall 20263 credits
Plasma Physics I
BZBen Zhu
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Monday and Wednesday
1:10pm–2:25pm
URIS HALL URI 333
Morningside
Seat data provenance: Directory as of August 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Description
Lect: 3. Debye screening. Motion of charged particles in space- and time-varying electromagnetic fields. Two-fluid description of plasmas. Linear electrostatic and electromagnetic waves in unmagnetized and magnetized plasmas. The magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) model, including MHD equilibrium, stability, and MHD waves in simple geometries
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Mon7
Wed2
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Flat map — motion reduced
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- 3 credits
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