This book builds on the fluid and kinetic theory of equilibria and waves presented in a companion textbook, Basic Space Plasma Physics (by the same authors), but can also serve as a stand-alone text. It extends the field covered there into the domain of plasma instability and nonlinear theory. The book provides a representative selection of the many possible macro- and microinstabilities in a space plasma, from the Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz to electrostatic and electromagnetic kinetic instabilities. Their quasilinear stabilization and nonlinear evolution and their application to space physics problems are treated. The chapters on nonlinear theory include nonlinear waves, weak turbulence and strong turbulence, all presented from the viewpoint of their relevance to space plasma physics. Special topics include auroral particle acceleration, soliton formation and caviton collapse, anomalous transport, and the theory of collisionless shocks.
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"... this is an excellent book ... It will be a very useful addition to the bookshelf of everyone interested in an introduction to instabilities and nonlinear phenomena relevant for space plasma physics." Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2001
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Korteweg-de Vries, New York, Basic Space Plasma Physics, Academic Press, Concluding Remarks, Springer Verlag, American Geophysical Union, Cambridge University Press, Reidel Publ, Plenum Press, American Institute of Physics, Consultants Bureau, Reviews of Current Research, San Diego, The Earth's Ionosphere, Tutorial Review New!
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- Methods in Nonlinear Plasma Theory (Pure and Applied Physics Series, Vol. 37) by Ronald C. Davidson on 4 pages
- Principles of Plasma Physics by Nicholas A. Krall on 4 pages
- Instabilities in Space and Laboratory Plasmas by D. B. Melrose on 4 pages
- Collisionless Shocks in the Heliosphere: Reviews of Current Research (Geophysical Monograph) by Bruce T. Tsurutani on page 282, page 316, and page 374
- Collisionless Shocks in the Heliosphere: A Tutorial Review (Geophysical Monograph) by Robert G. Stone on page 282, page 316, and page 374
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- Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics: With Applications to Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas by J. P. Hans Goedbloed on page 31, and Back Matter
- Physics of the Solar Corona: An Introduction with Problems and Solutions (Springer Praxis Books / Geophysical Sciences) by Markus J. Aschwanden on page 767, and Back Matter
- Auroral Plasma Physics (Space Sciences Series of ISSI) by Götz Paschmann in Back Matter
- Magnetic Reconnection: MHD Theory and Applications by Eric Priest in Back Matter
- The IMAGE Mission by James L. Burch on page 419
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