Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Plasma Physics FIZ713 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 7.5
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery Lecturing
Course Coordinator Doç. Dr. Ahmet DEMİR
Instructor(s)
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
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
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
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • • 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.