Week 1 : Introduction to Plasma Physics, Plasma systems, Formation of Plasma, Plasma Frequency, Debye Shielding, Debye Potential
Week 2 : Plasma parameters, Criteria for Plasma, Various Plasma Examples, Introduction to particle theory of plasma, Motion of particle in uniform electric field, static uniform magnetic field.
Week 3 : Motion of particle in uniform static electric and magnetic field, \vec{E} . \vec{B} drift, Generalized drift, gravitational drift, Obtaining particle trajectories, Gradient drift
Week 4 : Curvature drift, Vacuum drifts, Non-uniform magnetic field, Magnetic mirrors and applications, non-uniform electric field
Week 5: Time varying electric field, Time varying magnetic field, Adiabatic invariants, Fluid description of plasma, Relation of plasma to ordinary electrodynamics, The pressure force and viscous force
Week 6 : Fluid equations of motion, Complete set of two-fluid equations, Continuity equation, Fluid drifts parallel to \vec{B}, Fluid drifts perpendicular to \vec{B}, The plasma approximation
Week 7 : Single fluid equations, Frozen-in magnetic fields, Magnetic pressure, Magnetohydrodynamics, Derivation of MHD equations
Week 8 : Derivation of MHD equations, Representation of waves, Concepts of group velocity and phase velocity, Plasma oscillations, Electron plasma waves
Week 9 : Linear perturbation theory, Acoustic waves, Ion-acoustic wave, Electromagnetic wave propagation in plasma, Importance of validity of plasma approximation, Discussion on dispersion relation
Week 10 : Diffusion and mobility in weakly ionized plasma, Decay of plasma and diffusion, Steady state solutions, Recombination, ambipolar diffusion
Week 11 :Stability of plasma, Plasma instabilities and turbulence ionosphere, two stream instability, gravitational instability, Rayleigh-Taylor instability
Week 12 :Plasma Applications in Space Science, Astrophysics, Surface Engineering, Material Science, RF and Microwave Engineering, Laser plasmonic science
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