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Introduction to Plasma Physics I

This note covers the following topics: plasma shielding, plasma parameter, occurrence of plasmas, different descriptions of plasma, motion of charged particles in fields, collisions in plasmas, fluid description of plasma, electromagnetic waves in plasmas.

Author(s): Prof. Ian Hutchinson and Prof. Jeffrey Freidberg

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Analytical Classical Dynamics (PDF 315p)

This note explains the following topics: Newton’s Laws of Motion, One-Dimensional Motion, Multi-Dimensional Motion, Planetary Motion,Two-Body Dynamics, Rotating Reference Frames, Rigid Body Rotation, Lagrangian Dynamics, Hamiltonian Dynamics, Coupled Oscillations, Gravitational Potential Theory, The Three-Body Problem, Lunar Motion, The Chaotic Pendulum, Vector Algebra and Vector Calculus.

Author(s): Richard Fitzpatrick

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Introduction to Plasma Physics

This is considered as a complete set of lecture notes for a graduate plasma physics course. Topics covered includes: Charged Particle Motion, Collisions, Plasma Fluid Theory, Waves in Cold Plasmas, Wave Propagation Through Inhomogeneous Plasmas, Magnetohydrodynamic Fluids and Waves in Warm Plasmas.

Author(s): Richard Fitzpatrick

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Introduction to Plasma Physics Lecture Notes (PDF 28p)

This note covers the following topics: Basic Plasma Phenomena, Kinetic Theory, Gaseous Electronics, Single Particle Motions, Magnetized Plasmas, Magnetohydrodynamics, MHD Plasma Waves, Waves In Isotropic Plasma, Waves In Cold Magnetized Plasma.

Author(s): John Howard

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