A Plasma Formulary for Physics,Technology and Astrophysics

Declan Diver

206 pages, parution le 07/11/2001

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Résumé

Plasma physics has matured rapidly as a discipline, and now touches on many different research areas, including manufacturing processes. This collection of fundamental formulae and definitions in plasma physics is vital to anyone with an interest in plasmas or ionized gases, whether in physics, astronomy or engineering. Both theorists and experimentalists will find this book useful, as it incorporates the latest results and findings. The text treats astrophysical plasmas, fusion plasmas, industrial plasmas and low temperature plasmas as aspects of the same discipline - a unique approach made possible by the abbreviated nature of a formulary. From the Contents: Basic Plasma Parameters, Plasma Waves; Plasma Flows and Instabilities; Ionization; Emission; Physical Plasmas; Mathematics

Table of Contents

MATH METHODS.
Vectors, vector calculus, coordinate systems, matrix manipulation, WKBJ methods, potential theory.
BASIC PLASMA PARAMETERS.
Definitions of the fundamental quantities.
WAVES.
Model equations + contraints, dispersion relations, resonances & cut-offs, for cold, warm, mhd and kinetic plasmas.
FLOWS & INSTABILITIES.
Basic flows (Hartmann, Bernoulli, laminar), basic flow instabilities (K-H, R-T), mhd instabilities, beam and streaming instabilities, wavebreaking, inhomogeneous plasma instabilities, etc.
Particle drifts.
IONISATION.
Atomic transitions & spectroscopic notation.
Saha relation, LTE.
Collisional excitation & recombination.
EMISSION.
Single particle radiation, plasma radiation, brehmsstrahlung, cyclotron, synchrotron etc.
Optical depth.
Line broadening mechanisms.
PHYSICAL PLASMAS.
Low temperature: capacitive & inductive discharges.
High-temperature: tokamak parameters, laser-plasma interactions.
Solar, ionospheric & cosmic plasmas: solar parameters, solar wind.
Planetary magnetospheres, radio jets & nebulae.
Plasma dust.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Declan Diver
Parution	07/11/2001
Nb. de pages	206
Format	17,4 x 24,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	340g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9783527402946