Selected Topics in Plasma Physics

Course guarantor:

Lecturer:

Petr Kulhánek

Tutor:

Petr Kulhánek

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Students will become familiar with nonlinear phenomena in plasma physics, radiation processes, self-radiation reaction etc.

Requirements:

Basic knowledge of plasma physics

Syllabus of lectures:

1. nonlinear phenomena in plasma physics

2. solitons

3. radiation

4. LDA equation

5. runaway electrons

6. reconnection

7. turbulent processes

Syllabus of tutorials:

corresponding with lecture

Study Objective:

An introduction to advanced topics in plasma physics that are not covered in introductory courses on plasma physics.

Study materials:

1. P. Kulhánek: Úvod do teorie plazmatu, AGA, 2011.

2. P. Kulhánek: Selected Topics in Plasma Physics (https://www.aldebaran.cz/studium/vkpl-en.pdf), 2026

Note:

Further information:

https://www.aldebaran.cz/studium/tpla/

Time-table for winter semester 2026/2027:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2026/2027:

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The course is a part of the following study plans: