Introduction to Plasma Physics

Introduction to Plasma Physics

These notes are intended to provide a brief primer in plasma physics, introducing common definitions, basic properties, and typical processes found in plasmas. These concepts are inherent in contemporary plasma-based accelerator schemes, and thus provide a foundation for the more advanced expositions that follow in this volume. No prior knowledge of plasma physics is required, but the reader is...

Lecture Notes in Physics Introduction to Plasma Physics

INTRODUCTION TO PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION SECOND EDITION Volume 1: Plasma Physics

It has often been said that 99% of the matter in the universe is in the plasma state; that is, in the form of an electrified gas with the atoms dissociated into positive ions and negative electrons. This estimate may not be very accurate, but it is certainly a reasonable one in view of the fact that stellar interiors and atmospheres, gaseous nebulae, and much of the interstellar hydrogen are pl...

Introduction to B Physics

These lectures provide an introduction to various topics in heavyflavor physics. We review the theory and phenomenology of heavyquark symmetry, exclusive weak decays of B mesons, inclusive decay rates, and some rare B decays. Lectures presented at the Trieste Summer School in Particle Physics (Part II) Trieste, Italy, 21 June – 9 July, 1999 INTRODUCTION TO B PHYSICS

Introduction to Particle Physics