F5170 Plasma physics

Faculty of Science
Autumn 1999
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Jan Janča, DrSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jan Janča, DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Bochníček, Dr.
Department of Plasma Physics and Technology – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jan Janča, DrSc.
Prerequisites
F4120 Theoretical mechanics && F4090 Electrodyn.and theory of rel.
F2050 Elektřina a magnetismus.F4040 Atomová, jaderná částicová fyzika.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Syllabus
  • Collision processes.Elastic collisions. Diferential cross section. Representation of collision processes in velocity space. Distribution function of velocities. Random and drift velocity.Definition of mean value. Boltzmann kinetic equation. Solution of BKR for stationary state, homogeneous plasma withouth external forces. Maxwell dostribution function. The pressure tenzor. Hydrodynamic equations for plasma. General solutioin of BKR. Equation for symetric and non-symetric part of distribution function.Plasma as a electrically conducting media. Debye radius.The plasma fequency. Transport processes in plasma. Diffusion and conductivity in magnetic field. Non-stationary diffusion. Ambipolar diffusion. Dielectric properties of plasma. Propagation of elmg. vaves in plasma.Fokker-Planck equation. Characteristics of the strongly ionized plasma. The Vlasov equation.
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Krátká písemná zkouška a zkouška ústní.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, spring 2012 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
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