plasma physics
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- noun
- /ˈplæzmə ˈfɪzɪks/
- Specialized
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física del plasma
- Plasma physics is often considered somewhat esoteric, but its importance in understanding the cosmos cannot be underestimated.
- plasma physics research
And it's important for anybody working in plasma physics to understand how this cloud of electrons is moving.
- And it's important for anybody working in plasma physics to understand how this cloud of electrons is moving.
- And it's sad that like if you Google plasma or like for plasma physics, like there's no videos.
Examples
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And the project was in plasma physics, which became the topic for my PhD thesis.
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Those were the golden years of plasma physics research.
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- Plasma physics can be useful in the investigation of the physical properties of living cells.
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Another area of research is plasma physics.
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And it's important for anybody working in plasma physics to understand how this cloud of electrons is moving.
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Hassan's research areas include theoretical plasma physics, physics of wind erosion, and sand transport.
Blog text (19) -
Beyond national security, the NIF will give science a broad array of new applications for astrophysics, hydrodynamics, material properties, plasma physics, and radiation sources.
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To place the matter in perspective, roughly half of the experiments sent on spacecraft to comets in 1985 and 1986 dealt in some way with plasma physics.
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The scalability of some plasma physics processes over 20 orders of magnitude lets us hope that solving astrophysical puzzles might yield important breakthroughs in fusion technology and solar system physics.
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Each summer, 45 undergraduate physics and engineering students from schools across the country converge at Princeton for a crash course in plasma physics.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from combining 'plasma' (ionized gas) with 'physics' (the scientific study of matter and energy) to denote the branch of physics that studies plasma. This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for naming academic fields, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Plasma physics comes from scientist Irving Langmuir, who called the hot, charged gas plasma because it seemed to carry tiny particles like blood plasma carries cells. So plasma physics means the study of this 'plasma' form of matter, which helps you remember it is about glowing, charged gas and how it behaves.