Lectures related to Plasma Physics Fundamentals

Plasma Confinement: Single Particle Perspective MOOC: Plasma Physics: Introduction

Discusses plasma confinement using magnetic mirrors and toroidal fields, emphasizing particle dynamics and the challenges of toroidal field confinement.

Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas

Covers the behavior of electromagnetic waves in non-magnetized plasmas and the simplification of equations for non-collisional plasmas.

Magnetohydrodynamics: Plasma Physics

Covers the physics of plasmas, emphasizing magnetohydrodynamics and energy conversion processes.

Introduction to Plasma Physics

Covers the dynamics of particles in electric and magnetic fields in plasma physics.

Two-Fluid Waves MOOC: Plasma Physics: Introduction

Explores two-fluid waves in plasma physics, discussing dispersion relations and wave propagation characteristics.

Stellarators: Confinement Concepts MOOC: Plasma Physics: Applications

Explores stellarators as alternatives to tokamaks, discussing 3D magnetic configurations, pros and cons, history, and other confinement concepts.

Plasma Waves: Two-Fluid Model

Explores plasma waves described by the two-fluid model and the behavior of Langmuir waves.

MHD Equilibrium Configurations

Explores MHD equilibrium configurations in 2D, focusing on tokamaks and stellarators for magnetic confinement.

Heating and Current Drive by Waves MOOC: Plasma Physics: Applications

Explores the use of waves for heating and current drive in tokamaks, focusing on ICRH and LH waves, their mechanisms, and antenna features.

Magnetic Fields and Currents

Explores magnetic fields, currents, Biot-Savart law, Ampère's law, and magnetic dipoles.

Electromagnetic Waves: Properties and Polarization

Explores electromagnetic wave properties, polarization, and practical applications, emphasizing the relationship between electric field intensity and light intensity.

Burning Plasmas: Fast Ions Role MOOC: Plasma Physics: Applications

Explores burning plasma specifics, fast ions role, losses, MHD modes, turbulence, Alfvén waves interaction, and burn stability.

Plasma Physics Exercises MOOC: Plasma Physics: Introduction

Covers exercises on plasma waves, collisions, and Faraday rotation phenomenon.

Plasma Waves in MHD Model MOOC: Plasma Physics: Introduction

Covers ideal MHD waves, including the shear Alfvén wave and compressional waves with a longitudinal component.

Plasma Instabilities: Microinstabilities in Magnetized Plasmas

Explores microinstabilities in magnetized plasmas, emphasizing drift waves and resonant wave-particle interactions.

Electrostatic Waves: Magnetic Field Interaction

Explores the interaction of electrostatic waves with the magnetic field in plasma physics.

Tokamak Concept: Main Elements and Properties MOOC: Plasma Physics: Applications

Explores the main elements and properties of a tokamak, including shaping, safety factor, equilibrium, and the JET tokamak.

Electromagnetic waves

Explores the wave equation for electromagnetic fields, the propagation of electromagnetic waves, the fundamental velocity of light, and the concept of polarization.

Inertial and Magnetic Fusion MOOC: Plasma Physics: Applications

Explores the principles of Inertial and Magnetic Fusion, discussing energy balance, challenges, and progress towards burning plasma.

Plasma Instabilities: Non-Linear Effects in Plasmas

Explores non-linear effects in plasmas, focusing on weakly coupled plasmas, Maxwell's equations, collisional effects, and parametric instabilities.