Numbering Code	G-ENE02 76216 SJ57	Year/Term	2022 ・ First semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	seminar style
Target Year	Doctoral students	Target Student
Language	Japanese	Day/Period	Wed.2
Instructor name	TANAKA HITOSHI (Graduate School of Energy Science Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	A plasma is a system of many charged particles which interact with each other via electromagnetic field, and shows dynamical behavior. This course is intended to deepen understanding of plasma dynamics by studying the kinetic plasma description and applying it to analyze the magnetized plasma which is very important for development of nuclear fusion reactors.
Course Goals	Firstly, students study the basic properties of plasma waves in the fluid model, then, the theoretical basics of kinetic description. By applying the kinetic description to analyze the collisionless damping of plasma waves, student will deepen their understanding of plasma heating and current drive by waves, and study the transport phenomena in the magnetic confinement.
Schedule and Contents	In the 1st week of this course, an lecture is carried out to introduce fluid and kinetic models for describing plasma properties. The text which covers the following topics and is written in English is distrubuted. From the 2nd week to the 15th week, students will translate and explain the part in charge. The lecturer will guide and provide additional explanations. The reading will proceed to an understanding degree of students and the schedule for each week is not fixed. The lecturer will lecture the background, basic concepts, latest research topics, etc., appropriately. 1. MHD phenomena in plasmas 2. Heating and current drive of plasmas by plasma waves 3. Transport phenomena in plasmas
Evaluation Methods and Policy	Evaluation will be based on attendance, presentation, class performance and the end of the term assignments and carried out comprehensively.
Course Requirements	Basic knowledge on Mechanis, Electromagnetism, Thermodynamics, Statistical Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students should read the distributed text in advance.
Related URL	http://plasma47.energy.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html