Fundamentals of Plasma Physics
Fundamentals of Plasma Physics is a comprehensive textbook designed to present a logical and unified treatment of the fundamentals of plasma physics based on statistical kinetic theory, with applications to a variety of important plasma phenomena. The clarity and completeness of the text makes it su...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
2004, 2004
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. 2004 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Charged Particle Motion in Constant and Uniform Electromagnetic Fields
- 3. Charged Particle Motion in Nonuniform Magnetostatic Fields
- 4. Charged Particle Motion in Time-Varying Electromagnetic Fields
- 5. Elements of Plasma Kinetic Theory
- 6. Average Values and Macroscopic Variables
- 7. The Equilibrium State
- 8. Macroscopic Transport Equations
- 9. Macroscopic Equations for a Conducting Fluid
- 10. Plasma Conductivity and Diffusion
- 11. Some Basic Plasma Phenomena
- 12. Simple Applications of Magnetohydrodynamics
- 13. The Pinch Effect
- 14. Electromagnetic Waves in Free Space
- 15. Magnetohydrodynamic Waves
- 16. Waves in Cold Plasmas
- 17. Waves in Warm Plasmas
- 18. Waves in Hot Isotropic Plasmas
- 19. Waves in Hot Magnetized Plasmas
- 20. Particle Interactions in Plasmas
- 21. The Boltzmann and the Fokker-Planck Equations
- 22. Transport Processes in Plasmas
- Appendix A Useful Vector Relations
- Appendix B Useful Relations in Cartesian and in Curvilinear Coordinates
- Appendix C Physical Constants (MKSA)
- Appendix D Conversion Factors for Physical Units
- Appendix E Some Important Plasma Parameters
- Appendix F Approximate Magnitudes in Some Typical Plasmas