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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

After earning a Ph.D. in plasma physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1986 at the age of 24, he worked on a project funded by then-President Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” missile defense program.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 27, 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

Arthur Turrell has a PhD in plasma physics and is the author of "The Star Builders" a book about the efforts to make fusion work.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2021

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