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{{Short description|Plasma instability in laboratory plasma}}{{Multiple issues|{{Multiple issues| ...a (physics)|plasma]] where ions form sheaths near an electrode, making the plasma unstable. It is a type of [[Rayleigh–Taylor instability]].<ref>{{Cite web|u ...

{{Short description|Space propulsion system using plasma}} ...and their physics are related to those of several [[magnetic confinement]] plasma [[Fusion power|fusion]] devices. ...

In [[plasma physics]], '''magnetic buoyancy''' is an upward force exerted on [[magnetic ...sma within the flux tube is the same as the temperature of the surrounding plasma, the density of the flux tube must be lower than the density of the surroun ...

...rom [[Maxwell's equations]] and [[Ohm's law]], and plays a major role in [[plasma physics]] and [[astrophysics]], especially in [[dynamo theory]]. ...to this is for exceptionally high frequency phenomena: for example, for a plasma with a typical electrical conductivity of 10⁷&nbsp;[[mho]]/m, th ...

...th order KdV equations may be used to model dispersive phenomena such as [[plasma waves]] when the third-order contributions are small. The term may refer to ...

...n (is the wave damped?), combined with a theoretical modelling of the wave phenomena ([[dispersion relation]]s, evolutionary equations, etc.), may reflect physi ...'s [[seismology]], [[helioseismology]], and MHD spectroscopy of laboratory plasma devices. In all these approaches, waves of various kind are used to probe a ...

...h as edge turbulence, E×B shear, edge electric field, and edge current and plasma flow. Researchers studying this field use tools such as [[Electron cyclotro ...rms and concepts needed to comprehend L-H Transition include understanding plasma and fusion. ...

...n the presence of a conducting solid or fluid such as a [[Plasma (physics)|plasma]]. The motion of magnetic fields is described by the magnetic diffusion equ ...e accounts for effects from [[Electromagnetic induction|induction]] of the plasma, while the second accounts for [[diffusion]]. The latter acts as a dissipat ...

{{Short description|Type of plasma diffusion}} ...sical diffusion''' is a theoretical description of collisional [[Transport phenomena|transport]] in toroidal plasmas, usually found in [[Tokamak|tokamaks]] or [ ...

{{Short description|Electrical resistivity of a plasma}} .....89..977S|doi=10.1103/PhysRev.89.977}}</ref> The Spitzer resistivity of a plasma decreases in proportion to the electron temperature as <math>T_\text{e}^{{- ...

...H. E. | last3=Greaves | first3=R. G. | last4=Surko | first4=C. M. | title=Plasma and trap-based techniques for science with positrons | journal=Reviews of M ...| doi=10.1063/1.870307 | pages=289–293}}</ref> and [[plasma wave]]s and [[Plasma instability|instabilities]].<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Anderegg | first1=F ...

...calized mode (ELM)]] which effectively limits the pressure gradient at the plasma edge and the fishbone instability which effectively limits the density and ...d enters the nonlinear phase of evolution. In the nonlinear evolution, the plasma core inside the <math>q=1</math> surface is driven into a [[Magnetic reconn ...

...h contribute to [[Landau diamagnetism]] and lead to oscillatory electronic phenomena like the [[De Haas–Van Alphen effect|De Haas–Van Alphen]] and [[Shubnikov–d ...=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-22309-4 |title=Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion |date=2016 |publisher=Springer International ...

...al dispersion in <math>\epsilon(\vec k, \omega)</math> can lead to strange phenomena, such as the existence of multiple modes at the same frequency and wavevect ...ocity. This is typically represented as a spatially dispersive loss in the plasma's permittivity. ...

...] [[Plasma (physics)#Thermal vs. nonthermal (cold) plasmas|non-thermal]] [[Plasma (physics)|plasmas]] used in [[MHD converter]]s. It was first theoretically | title = Plasma turbulence due to the ionization instability in a strong magnetic field ...

...irst1=Y.B. |title=Physics of Shock Waves and High Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena |last2=Raizer |first2=Y.P. |publisher=Academic Press |year=1966 |isbn=97801 [[Category:Transport phenomena]] ...

...ties also result from non-linear resonances between different waves in the plasma (non-linear build-up with the “echoes” of the waves) and must be “mathemati ...

...''') is a method used to compress a [[non-neutral plasmas|single-component plasma]] (a cold dense gas of charged particles) confined in an electromagnetic tr ...l plasma]], have many uses, including studying a variety of plasma physics phenomena <ref name="ref1" /> and for the accumulation, storage and delivery of antip ...

...ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Lyu |first1=Ling-Hsiao |title=Elementary Space Plasma Physics |date=2010 |publisher=Airiti Press Inc |location=Taipei |isbn=978-9 ...ine segment {{math|''&delta;'''''l'''}} where {{math|'''v'''}} is the bulk plasma velocity at one end and {{math|'''v''' + ''&delta;'''''v'''}} is the veloci ...

...ssical [[stellarator]] that was operated at the [[Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics]] in [[Greifswald]] Germany from 2001 to 2013. ...one of only a very few fusion devices willing to run liquid lithium as a [[plasma-facing material]] (PFM). Others include [[NSTX]], [[LTX]], [[Experimental A ...