ME 308 Introduction to Plasma Physics and Magneto-hydrodynamics

Motion of charged particles; Statistical behavior of plasmas. Vlasov and Fokker-Planck equations and derivation of fluid models for plasmas; closure problem and models. Dispersive waves in plasmas. Ideal and non-ideal magneto-hydrodynamics. Exact solutions. Alfvén and shock waves in MHD. MHD instabilities.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ME 200A, ME 200B, AMCS 201, AMCS 202