plasma physics

American  

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

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Example Sentences

Another, rooted in plasma physics, proposes that the pairs themselves become unstable while passing through the thin gas that fills intergalactic space.

From Science Daily

An Australian working on plasma physics in Germany, he became lead engineer at the site, overseeing its design and construction.

From BBC

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

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

From Science Magazine

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