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PHYS585 COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN PLASMA PHYSICS

Course Code: 2300585
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Physics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
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Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Analysis of different fluid methods of computational plasma physics with application to space, laboratory, and industrial plasmas. The applicability of the models, their theoretical foundations, and methods of numerical solution are considered. Computational experiments on the basis of the Matlab/Octave and COSMOL Multiphysics models are carried out in computer class. Topics include finite volume, finite difference, and finite element methods, applied to the problems related to plasma phenomena.