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plasma physics

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  1. the branch of physics that deals with plasmas and their interactions with electric and magnetic fields.


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By drawing on plasma physics, atmospheric science, and geophysics, this approach expands the traditional view that earthquakes are driven solely by forces inside the planet.

From Science Daily Feb. 24, 2026

Net energy gain isn’t a huge surprise from the California lab because of progress it had already made, according to Jeremy Chittenden, a professor at Imperial College in London specializing in plasma physics.

From Seattle Times Dec. 12, 2022

So can a quirk of plasma physics called the bootstrap effect.

From Science Magazine Jun. 22, 2022

At Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, Peter Titus, an engineer at the Princeton University plasma physics lab, was heading to visit extended family in Canada with his wife and adult son.

From Washington Times Nov. 24, 2021

Alexander Kuranov, an expert on plasma physics, is chief designer at the hypersonic systems institute in St Petersburg, known by the Russian initials NIPGS.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2021

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