Seminar FPTF1

Course guarantor:

Jiří Limpouch

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Jaroslav Čeřovský

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Seminars based on invited lectures given by experts in the field of research and development of thermonuclear fusion. Students are encouraged to participate in seminars of neighbouring fields according to the subject of their diploma thesis.

Requirements:

To be granted credit, a student must attend 10 lectures and submit a list of them. During the final session, the student will briefly summarize, using a presentation, the lecture they consider the most valuable.

Syllabus of lectures:

The seminar is based on invited lectures given by experts in the field of research and development of thermonuclear

fusion, both physicists and engineers. The subject of the lecture can be focused on current status in the research field (e.g. News in the world fusion research, European collaboration in the fusion education, Participation of Czech industries in the ITER project, ELI), on the personal expertise of the invited lecturer (e.g. spheromac experiments, Diagnostics of magnetic reconnection, laser plasma) or on plasma physics from related fields (e.g. Solar plasma, Geophysical plasma, Lightnings, Plasma technologies, Medical plasma). At the same time, students are encouraged to participate in seminars of neighbouring fields according to the subject of their diploma thesis.

Course Schedule:

Week 1: Introductory session

Weeks 212: Attendance at lectures

Week 13: Final session

Syllabus of tutorials:

Study Objective:

The objective of this course is to encourage regular attendance at lectures and to develop students ability to understand complex subject matter. The course aims to foster independent thinking, critical evaluation of acquired information, and the ability to effectively summarize key insights. Furthermore, it supports the development of skills necessary for presenting and communicating academic content.

Study materials:

Key references:

[1] F F Chen: An Indispensable Truth. Springer; 2011 edition. ISBN 978-1441978196

Recommended references:

[2] J.P. Freidberg: Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy, Cambridge University Press 2007.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2025/2026:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2025/2026:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Fyzika plazmatu a termojaderné fúze (compulsory course in the program)