Summary Talk: X Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics November 30, 2003 - December 5, 2003 São Pedro, S.P., Brazil

Abstract

Of the many important topics that were discussed at the workshop, I summarize and comment on 25 presentations, which I found to be particularly interesting. They fall into all of the areas covered in the conference: basic plasma phenomena, space and astrophysical plasmas, technological applications of plasma, and thermonuclear fusion. IntroductionThe Latin American Workshop on Plasma Physics (LAWPP) meets every two years, uniting plasma physicists from all over Latin America. These workshops also include the participation of physicists from all over the world.There were 40 oral talks and 205 posters presented at the workshop, covering the areas of basic plasma physics phenomena, space and astrophysical plasmas, technological applications of plasma, and thermonuclear fusion.From among the many excellent presentations, I have chosen to summarize and comment on the following 25, that seem to me to be the most interesting, in the limited time available for this summary talk.