Transport Phenomena / Nonequilibrium Systems
Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language |
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02TJNS | KZ | 2 | 2+0 | Czech |
- Garant předmětu:
- Lecturer:
- Tutor:
- Supervisor:
- Department of Physics
- Synopsis:
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The course introduces the students to the field of transport phenomena. The concept of a distribution function, Boltzmann equation,
and H theorem are discussed. The general concepts and approaches are applied specifically to problems of plasma physics.
- Requirements:
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theoretical physics, thermodynamics and statistical physics 02TEF1, 02TEF2, 02TSFA
- Syllabus of lectures:
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1. Microscopic description of a large ensemble of particles
2. Liouville equation
3. Fluctuation-dissipation theorem
4. Theory of linear response for a ensemble of charged particles
5. Boltzmanns equation
6. H theorem
7. Applications of Boltzmann's equation
8. Molecular potentials and generalizations of Boltzmann's equation
9. BBGKY hierarchy
10. Methods for solvinf Boltzmann's equation
11. Fokker-Planck equation
12. Quantum kinetic equations
- Syllabus of tutorials:
- Study Objective:
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Knowledge:
Learn the basics of transport theory
Abilities:
application of transport theory to elementary probelms of plasma physics
- Study materials:
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Key references:
[1] Landau L.D., Lifsic, Theoretical physics X, Nauka Moskva 2004 (in russian)
Recommended references:
[1] Kvasnica J.: Statistical physics, Academia Praha, 2003 (in czech)
[2] Kracík J., Šesták B., Aubrecht L.: Fundamentals of classical and quantum plasma physics,
Academia Praha, 1974, (in czech)
[3] Jaeckle J., Introduction to transport theory, Vieweg
Braunschweig, 1982 (in german)
[4] A. I. Burshtein, Introduction to thermodynamics and kinetics theory of matter, Wiley, Weinheim, 2005
- Note:
- Further information:
- No time-table has been prepared for this course
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- BS Fyzika a technika termojaderné fúze (compulsory course of the specialization)
- Fyzikální inženýrství - Fyzika plazmatu a termojaderné fúze (elective course)
- Fyzikální inženýrství - Inženýrství pevných látek (elective course)