Introduces Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy, covering energy consumption, fusion reactions, advantages of fusion energy, plasma confinement, challenges in tokamak physics, and the ITER project.
Explores MHD stability, instabilities, and operational limits in tokamak plasmas, emphasizing the importance of understanding equilibrium stability and the impact of instabilities on plasma confinement.
Explores the characteristics of typical plasmas from interstellar space to solar corona, discussing temperature, number density, collision processes, and properties.
Discusses plasma confinement using magnetic mirrors and toroidal fields, emphasizing particle dynamics and the challenges of toroidal field confinement.
