| Call Number | 14169 |
|---|---|
| Day, Time & Location | View Class Schedule & Location in Vergil |
| 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. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics |
| Enrollment | 15 students (35 max) as of 12:05PM Monday, May 18, 2026 |
| Subject | Applied Physics |
| Number | E4301 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | School of Engineering and Applied Science: Graduate |
| Open To | Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, General Studies |
| Section key | 20263APPH4301E001 |