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Plasma Physics - Free Graduate-Level Course

A graduate course in plasma physics across eight parts and 67 pages: single-particle motion and drifts, kinetic theory and the Vlasov equation, magnetohydrodynamics, waves and instabilities, collisional processes and transport, magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, space and astrophysical plasmas, and computational methods including particle-in-cell simulation. ...

Keywords:: single particle motion, particle-in-cell, magnetohydrodynamics, derivations, plasma instabilities, MHD, Vlasov equation, transport, tokamak, plasma physics, plasma waves, open educational resources, Landau damping, fusion, magnetic confinement, collisional processes, space plasma, computational physics, kinetic theory, guiding centre drifts, astrophysical plasma, inertial confinement

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Science and Technology / Physics / Electricity and Magnetism

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Material Type:: Open (Access) Textbook
Date Added to MERLOT:: September 25, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:: September 25, 2026
Author:: Unknown (Know the author?)
Submitter:: Bertrand Mercier des Rochettes
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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