Material physics

Material physics

Material physics is the use of physics to describe materials in many different ways. It covers a number of related fields such as chemistry, solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, condensed matter, solid state physics, nuclear physics, quantum mechanics, quantum optics, plasma physics, and thermodynamics.

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MHD equilibrium

Materials science; Material physics

Plasma and magnetic field shape determined by force balance using the MHD model.

Mercier stability criterion

Materials science; Material physics

Plasma conditions needed for stability of localized interchange modes in a toroidal magnetic confinement device.

magnetosphere

Materials science; Material physics

Plasma confined in the magnetic field of a planet.

classical confinement

Materials science; Material physics

Plasma confinement in which particle and energy transport occur via classical diffusion.

L-mode

Materials science; Material physics

Plasma confinement obtained in tokamak experiments with significant auxiliary heating power (such as neutral beam injection or radio frequency heating) and high recycling or gas puffing of neutrals ...

low mode

Materials science; Material physics

capacitively coupled discharge plasma

Materials science; Material physics

Plasma created by applying an oscillating, radiofrequency potential between two electrodes. Energy is coupled into the plasma by collisions between the electrons and the oscillating plasma sheaths. ...