| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | FIZ 516 | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Graduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Lecturing |
| Course Coordinator |
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmet DEMİR |
| Instructors | |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Learning the fundamentals about the definition of plasm medium, its parameters and applications and comprehending the two different therotical approach which explains the physical formation |
| Course Content | Plasma formation in nature,Definition of plasma, parameters of plasma; criteria of plasma,Application of plasma physics,Single particle model,Motion of charged particles in uniform electric and magnetic fields,Motion of charged particles in local variable magnetic and electric,Motion of charged particles in time dependent electric and magnetic field Adiabatic invariant ; Fluidity model,Relation of Plasma physics with classical electromagnetic theory,Plasma dielectric constant,Fluid’s equation of motion,Continuity, state equations, fluid equation set,Vertical drift through magnetic field,Parallel drift through magnetic field,Plasma approximations |
| Learning Outcomes |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Plasma formation in nature | |
| 2. Week | Definition of plasma, parameters of plasma; criteria of plasma | |
| 3. Week | Application of plasma physics | |
| 4. Week | Single particle model | |
| 5. Week | Motion of charged particles in uniform electric and magnetic fields | |
| 6. Week | Motion of charged particles in local variable magnetic and electric | |
| 7. Week | Motion of charged particles in time dependent electric and magnetic field Adiabatic invariant ; Fluidity model | |
| 8. Week | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9. Week | Relation of Plasma physics with classical electromagnetic theory | |
| 10. Week | Plasma dielectric constant | |
| 11. Week | Fluid’s equation of motion | |
| 12. Week | Continuity, state equations, fluid equation set | |
| 13. Week | Vertical drift through magnetic field | |
| 14. Week | Parallel drift through magnetic field |
| • T.J.M. Boyd, J.J. Sanderson, The Physics of Plasmas, Cambridge University Press, 2003. • P.M. Bellan, Fundamentals of Plasma Physics, Cambridge University Press, 2008. • B.S. Tanenbaum, Plasma Physics, McGraw-Hill, 1986. |
