Introduction to Plasma Physics

by Ling-Hsiao Lyu / lyu@jupiter.ss.ncu.edu.tw

Citation:Lyu, L. H. (2017), Introduction to Plasma Physics Lecture Notes,
http://www.ss.ncu.edu.tw/~lyu/lecture_files_en/lyu_IPP1_Notes/lyu_IPP1_Content.html

Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Plasma

Maxwell Equations
Appendix A: General Solutions of the Poisson Equation
Appendix B: Gauss Theorem 證明與應用
Appendix C: 圖解Electromagnetic wave propagation
Appendix D: Stokes Theorem 證明與應用
Appendix E: Fluid equations 證明與應用

2. Gyromotion and Plasma Oscillation

3. Characteristic Length in Plasma

4. Periodic Motions and Drift Motions in Plasma

Lecture 3 in Lyu (2011)

Appendix A in Lyu (2011)

Appendix B in Lyu (2011)

Appendix C in Lyu (2011)

5. Drift motion: Multiple-time-scale analysis

6. Component analysis of the JxB force, the electric field, and the current density field in plasma

7. Introduction to Wave and Wave Equation

8. Sound Wave in Neutral Gas

9. Linear Waves in the Ion-Electron Two-Fluid Plasma

Chapter 5 in Lyu (2014)

10. Linear Waves in the MHD plasma: Magnetohydrodynamic Waves

Chapter 6 in Lyu (2014)

Appendix B in Lyu (2014)

Appendix C in Lyu (2014)

References:

Useful Web Sites:
NRL Plasma Formulary
(Link to http://www.nrl.navy.mil/ppd/content/nrl-plasma-formulary)
In case that you cannot access to the above website, try this local link for the old version
NRL_FORMULARY_07

Tex-Math.pdf