Notes The single fluid Magnetohydrodynamics equation The single-fluid magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) equations describe the behavior of a magnetized plasma as a single fluid. They combine the equations of fluid dynamics with Maxwell's equations to account …
Notes Electrostatic ion cyclotron The term "electrostatic ion cyclotron" refers to a type of plasma wave that arises due to the interaction between ions and an electrostatic field in a magnetized plasma. This wave ...
Notes Alfven wave in plasma An Alfven wave is a type of plasma wave that occurs in magnetized plasmas. It was first described by the Swedish physicist Hannes Alfvén, who won the Nobel Prize in ...
Notes Magnetic Mirror A magnetic mirror is a magnetic field configuration that can confine charged particles within a certain region of space. It consists of a magnetic field that has a varying strength ...
Notes Curvature drift Let us consider a magnetic field B having constant magnitude lBl but its line of forces curved in the space with constant radius of curvature Rc. Eg : B inside ...
Notes Explanation of Boltzmann equation The Boltzmann equation is a fundamental equation in statistical mechanics that describes the behaviour of a system of particles in equilibrium. In the context of plasma physics, the Boltzmann …
Notes Fokker Planck equation In a fully ionized plasma, the collisional is the effect of many small coulomb collisions and usual procedure is to use Fokker planck equation for the collision term.The Fokker-Planck ...
Notes Krook Collision Krook collision, also known as the Krook model or the Krook collision operator, is a simplified model used to describe the collisional processes in a plasma. It is named after ...
