Basic Properties
Plasma Physics · Part 1
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Table of Contents
- 1.1.1 Definition of Plasma
- 2.1.2 Debye Shielding
- 3.1.3 Plasma Frequency
- 4.1.4 Plasma Parameter
- 5.1.5 Quasi-Neutrality
- 6.1.6 Summary: Three Plasma Criteria
- 7.Three Criteria for Plasma
- 8.1.1.1 Ionization Mechanisms
- 9.1.1.2 Ionization Fraction
- 10.Classification by Ionization
Key Equations
$$\frac{n_i n_e}{n_n} = 2.4 \times 10^{21} \frac{T^{3/2}}{g_i/g_n} e^{-E_i/k_B T} \quad \text{[m}^{-3}\text{]}$$
$$r \gg r_c = \frac{e^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0 k_B T}$$
$$\mathbf{J} = -n_e e \mathbf{v}_e = \frac{n_e e^2}{i\omega m_e}\mathbf{E} = \sigma(\omega)\mathbf{E}, \quad \sigma(\omega) = \frac{i n_e e^2}{\omega m_e}$$
$$\frac{e^2 n_e L^2}{\epsilon_0 k_B T} \gg 1 \quad \Rightarrow \quad L \gg \lambda_D$$
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Course Context
This PDF is part of the Plasma Physics course on CoursesHub.World. Comprehensive study of the fourth state of matter. Covers single-particle motion, kinetic theory, MHD, waves and instabilities, collisional processes, magnetic and inertial confinement fusion, space a...