Continuation of PHYS 5150. Topics vary yearly but include nonlinear effects such as wave coupling, quasilinear relaxation, particle trapping, nonlinear Landau damping, collisionless shocks, solutions; nonneutral plasmas; kinetic theory of waves in a magnetized plasma; anisotropy; inhomogeneity; radiation- ponderomotive force, parametric instabilities, stimulated scattering; plasma optics; kinetic theory and fluctuation phenomena. Recommended prerequisite: PHYS 5150. Same as ASTR 7160.
instructor(s)
Uzdensky, Dmitri A.
Primary Instructor
- Spring 2019 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2023
