Physics, mathematics or engineering degree students; the students should have collected at least 36 ECTS on numerical analysis and physics courses. The subjects covered in the course will make use of Maxwell equations, particle dynamics under electric and magnetic fields, statistical physics, differential equations and numerical methods.

This introductory course to Plasma Physics and Technology deals with the basic properties of weakly and fully ionized plasmas, and with the basic concepts and mathematical tools needed to understand such media. The notions acquired provide the necessary background for further studies in the fields of gaseous electronics, fusion plasmas, space plasmas, lasers/laser-plasma interactions. The course includes theoretical lectures, problem solving classes, as well as laboratory visits.

- Plasma definition and its occurrence in Nature

- Collective effects: Debye shielding and plasma frequency

- Motion of charged particles in E and B fields

- Introduction to kinetic theory: Vlasov and Boltzmann equations

- Introduction to magnetohydrodynamics fluid approach

- Electromagnetic waves in plasmas

- Laser plasma interactions

- Applications of plasmas

2 hours written exam and work assignments.

Saturday 14/11/2026:

14:00 - 15:00 Welcome Session 

15:00 - 16:00 Campus Tour 

16:00 - 18:30 Lisbon Tour 

20:00 - 23:00 Welcoming Dinner 

23:00 - 01:00 Disco Party (in association with AEIST)

Sunday 15/11/2026

11:00 - 18:00 - Sintra Tour

Tuesday 17/11/2026

17:00 - 18:30 Savoring the World

18:30 - 19:30 Rooftop

*this programme may be subject to last minute changes