Fundamentals of Plasma Physics

J. A. Bittencourt

678 pages, parution le 04/10/2004 (3^eme édition)

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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 suitable for self-learning.

Throughout the text the emphasis is on clarity, rather than formality. The various derivations are explained in detail and, wherever possible, the physical interpretations are emphasized. The mathematical treatment is set out in great detail, carrying out steps that are usually left to the reader. The problems form an integral part of the text and most of them were designed in such a way as to provide a guideline for the student, stating intermediate steps with answers.

The book is intended primarily for advanced undergraduate and first year graduate students meeting the subject of plasma physics for the first time and is suitable for those who have taken classical mechanics, electrodynamics and mathematics beyond sophomore level.

It is a valuable compendium for any serious student of plasma physics at the level of research student or research worker and it is also of interest to researchers in other related fields, such as space physics and applied electro-magnetism.

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Introduction
Charged particle motion in constant and uniform electromagnetic fields
Charged particle motion in nonuniform magnetostatic fields
Charged particle motion in time-varying electromagnetic fields
Elements of plasma kinetic theory
Average values and macroscopic variables
The equilibrium state
Macroscopic transport equations
Macroscopic equations for a conducting fluid
Plasma conductivity and diffusion
Some basic plasma phenomena
Simple applications of magnetohydrodynamics
The pinch effect
Electromagnetic waves in free space
Magnetohydrodynamic waves
Waves in cold plasmas
Waves in warm plasmas
Waves in hot isotropic plasmas
Waves in hot magnetized plasmas
Particle interactions in plasmas
The boltzmann and the folkker-planck equations
Transport processes in plasmas

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Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	J. A. Bittencourt
Parution	04/10/2004
Édition	3^eme édition
Nb. de pages	678
Format	18,5 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1308g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387209753
ISBN13	978-0-387-20975-3