What is PLASMA in Physics. How can I have a reaserch work on it. I am a student of Matric?
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Plasma is the 4th state of matter, but it does not have a consistency of jelly. It is actually simply gas which has been ionized, or an electron has been freed from a number of atoms in the gas.\n\nThis makes plasma very conductive, like a metal (unlike a gas). Also, plasma molecules travel together, unlike in a gas. The differences make it another state of matter altogether.\n\nPlasma is very difficult to experiment with in the laboratory, but you can learn a lot about it. Most of the matter in the universe is in the plasma state (much more than gas, solid, or liquid), but to contain pure plasma on earth would require a huge amount of energy or magnetic field. Plasma is what makes the sun shine, and the sun can contain lots of it because of its huge gravity field. Still, you can find ways to do plasma research (plasma is found in common fire and lightning during thunderstorms).\n\nYou can also read about fusion reactors, which use plasma as a great source of energy. We haven't developed this very well, but it is amazing to learn about. A famous experiment of a fusion reactor is the "Tokamak" by the Russians.
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I'd start with Kittel's book "Introduction to Solid State Physics".  It's a good introductory text on the subject.  It's concise, and touches on a bunch of good topics.\n\nAshcroft and Mermin is the classic text on the subject, but it goes into a lot of depth on the subject, and it might be a bit much for a first read.  However,  if you don't mind lots and lots of words, you could give it a shot.  I, however, wouldn't read it until after Kittel.
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Tons of information on plasma; lots of links also.\n\nEnjoy!\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_%28physics%29
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Everything you need should be on this site:\n\nhttp://electronics.howstuffworks.com/plasma-display2.htm
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me! Solid Liquid Gas Plasma and the newest BEC( Bose-Einstein Condensation)
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What plasma would you like? \nPlasma is just another state of matter.  Plasma is an ionized gas at levels of energy where atoms an molecules produce free electrons and where ions and electrons can coexists.  So in general plasma can be anywhere on earth since we can created most of that state everywhere like in in fluorescent or neon lights, welding, video displays and son on.\n\nAlso ultraviolet radiation from the Sun continuously produces a partially ionized plasma in the upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere. The ionosphere prevents harmful ultraviolet radiation from scorching the Earth. \n\nI hope that was useful.\n\nSS
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Solove the differential equation for resonance same as spring and mass or capacitor/inductor.\nM= mass of electron.\nf =qv +qvXB. depending on the restoring force.\nAny damping from the gas in the plasma?
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Good question.\n\nI can't answer it here, it would take to long, but I suggest you go to this web site:\nhttp://www.iter.org/a/index_use_1.htm\nthen click the link to read more under intro to fusion.\nThen go to fusion as an energy source click read more, and then click how.\n\nThis page does a good job on explaining the basics of a plasma confinement. If you have more specific question feel free to ask.
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Plasma does not cast a shadow. Plasma is the extreme for of matter. Its the core of the sun but Plasma cannot cast a shadow.
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Light isn't even physical, it is a form of energy made up of sub-atomic particles called Photons. Photons aren't even a form of matter, so it wouldn't be solid, liquid, gas, plasma, or any other kind of Phase (those are the only 4 known phases). Good examples of Gasses at normal room temperature would be Nitrogen, Hydrogen. Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Methane.
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You may want to reword the question. Plasma is a constituent of blood. \nFake blood (the red blood cell part) can be made using porphyrin chemistry.
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i dont know much about physics but i did a search and this is what i got hope it has what you're looking for:\n\nhttp://science.electronicsinfoline.com/Physics/Electricity_and_Magnetism/
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u see,when a solid is heated to a certain extent it melts into liquid,and further heated it becomes a vapour,when it is heated to a greater extent,the molecules break up into atoms and atoms into very minute states.these form a cloud of particles which is called plasma.\n          for ex.,the temp. of stars is upto millions of degrees hence the plasma is present and also known as fourth state of matter.\n        i hope u got it!!!
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the plasma state is the ionic form of matter hence it can not travel than = to speed of light \nhence the time depends on the energy of the plasma particle and from where it has originated from sun surface and the tem. of that part
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You should probably re-route the plasma stream through the main deflector array ..... LIKE NOW
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No...\nI don't know what it would be but I would not guess a plasma...
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Hope this helps!\ntry digging deeper into this source, or contacting the authors of the article:  \nhttp://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PHPAEN000005000012004253000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes\n\nWave propagation and absorption simulations for helicon sources\nY. Mouzouris and J. E. Scharer \nDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706 \n\n(Received 22 June 1998; accepted 16 September 1998) \n\nA two-dimensional (2-D), finite-difference computer code is developed to examine helicon antenna coupling, wave propagation, collisionless Landau, and collisional heating mechanisms.  The code calculates the electromagnetic wave fields and power absorption in an inhomogeneous, cold, collisional plasma.  The current distribution of the launching antenna, which provides the full antenna spectra, is included in the model.  An iterative solution that incorporates warm plasma thermal effects has been added to the code to examine the contribution of collisionless (Landau) wave absorption by electrons.  Detailed studies of the wave fields and electron heating profiles at low magnetic fields (B0 < 100 G), where both Trivelpiece–Gould (TG) and helicon (H) modes are present, are discussed.  The effects of the applied uniform magnetic field (B0 = 10–1000 G), 2-D (r,z) density profiles (ne0 = 1011–1013 cm–3), neutral gas pressures of 1–10 mTorr and the antenna spectrum on collisional and collisionless wave field solutions and power absorption are investigated.  Cases in which the primarily electrostatic (TG) surface wave dominates the heating and the power is absorbed near the edge region and cases in which the propagating helicon wave transports and deposits its energy in the core plasma region are examined. ©1998 American Institute of Physics. \n\n\nPII: S1070-664X(98)04812-5 \ndoi:10.1063/1.873161 \nPACS: 52.35.-g, 52.65.-y, 52.25.Kn        Additional Information \n\nView ISI's Web of Science data for this article: [ Source Abstract  | Citing Articles web site:  http://cel.isiknowledge.com/CIW.cgi?&CustomersID=AIP&Func=Links&ImgLogo=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.isiknowledge.com%2FWoK3%2FImages%2FLinks%2FWOK3%2Ftbretpub.gif&PointOfEntry=CitingArticles&PublisherID=AIP&ReturnLink=http%3A%2F%2Flink.aip.org%2Flink%2F%3FPHP%2F5%2F4253%2F1&ServiceName=TransferToWos&ServiceUser=Links&UT=000077031000019&e=pztPCHcbmv_qbFN_ifMSSbBEWAIv3mBw3LKMQhUlYHFB_dj0fYv3mk7doRbRSgjY  | Related Articles web site:  http://cel.isiknowledge.com/CIW.cgi?&CustomersID=AIP&Func=Links&ImgLogo=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.isiknowledge.com%2FWoK3%2FImages%2FLinks%2FWOK3%2Ftbretpub.gif&PointOfEntry=RelatedRecords&PublisherID=AIP&ReturnLink=http%3A%2F%2Flink.aip.org%2Flink%2F%3FPHP%2F5%2F4253%2F1&ServiceName=TransferToWos&ServiceUser=Links&UT=000077031000019&e=ZgR.yeikjZepmz3J.e_XVPbuOHSKuX5ZD_8WPite_wec_dKVJZcLVSMLsQ7Qg_Tl  ]