Basic definitions and parameters. Debye screening and plasma osillations. Ionization. Coulomb collisions. MHD theory. MHD waves and discontinuities. Two-fluid theory. Waves in dispersive media. Linear and nonlinear waves in two-fluid theory. Kinetic theory. Waves in the kinetic description. Landau damping. Hydrodynamic and kinetic instabilities. Nonlinear phenomena: first concept.

• Basic definitions and parameters.
• Debye screening and plasma osillations.
• Ionization.
• Coulomb collisions.
• MHD theory.
• MHD waves and discontinuities.
• Two-fluid theory.
• Waves in dispersive media.
• Linear and nonlinear waves in two-fluid theory.
• Kinetic theory.
• Waves in the kinetic description.
• Landau damping.
• Hydrodynamic and kinetic instabilities.
• Nonlinear phenomena: first concept.

Chen, Introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion 2. Krall, Trivelpiece, Principles of plasma physics.