Here is a text on theoretical plasma physics, the science of extremely hot gases which make up most of the universe and are used extensively in fusion energy research. The authors treat a topic at the heart of this subject, transport theory, which predicts the electrical and thermal properties of the plasma. This comprehensive book is directed at graduate students in physics and professional research physicists, in particular, fusion energy scientists and space physicists.
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'... invaluable for space-plasma and astrophysical theorists who have a background knowledge of plasma theory and who wish to understand an important strand of laboratory theory that will have vital implications in future for their fields.' Eric Priest, The Observatory
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'It seems that the authors know how to build a bridge between a manual and a research book. This monograph will be useful to advanced graduate students and scientists that are working in plasma physics.' Zentralblatt MATH
'It is a very welcome addition, indeed asset, to the subject.' Journal of Plasma Physics
'It seems that the authors know how to build a bridge between a manual and a research book. This monograph will be useful to advanced graduate students and scientists that are working in plasma physics.' Zentralblatt MATH
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This is a textbook on theoretical plasma physics, which is the science of extremely hot gases which make up most of the universe and which are used extensively in fusion energy research. This book treats a topic at the heart of this subject, so-called transport theory, which predicts the electrical and thermal properties of the plasma. It is the most comprehensive book in its field, and is directed at graduate students in physics and professional research physicists, in particular fusion energy scientists and space physicists.
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This review is from: Collisional Transport in Magnetized Plasmas (Cambridge Monographs on Plasma Physics) (Paperback)
I am a fifth year graduate student studying astrophysical plasma physics (in particular, magnetic reconnection). For books of its type, "Collisional Transport in Magnetized Plasmas" has been surprisingly clear and full of lots of good information. The book is very well-organized. It is focused on laboratory plasmas (especially those of fusion interest), but the first few chapters are general enough to be of interest to astrophysical plasma physicists. If you can't find the Braginskii review article from the 60s in your library, this is a good substitute and contains most of the relevant information. If you do research in this area or need a reference on this topic, I highly recommend this book.
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The behaviour of an ionized gas, or a plasma, is strongly affected by the presence of a magnetic field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
neoclassical flux, potato orbits, drift kinetic equation, orbit squeezing, poloidal flow damping, poloidal rotation, model collision operator, neoclassical transport, ion particle flux, ion heat flux, circular flux surfaces, diamagnetic flow, collisionality regimes, poloidal variation, toroidal rotation, parallel viscosity, plateau transport, banana orbits, ion thermal conductivity, parallel flow velocity, banana regime, electron heat flux, low collisionality, plasma rotation, plateau regime New!
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The behaviour of an ionized gas, or a plasma, is strongly affected by the presence of a magnetic field. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
neoclassical flux, potato orbits, drift kinetic equation, orbit squeezing, poloidal flow damping, poloidal rotation, model collision operator, neoclassical transport, ion particle flux, ion heat flux, circular flux surfaces, diamagnetic flow, collisionality regimes, poloidal variation, toroidal rotation, parallel viscosity, plateau transport, banana orbits, ion thermal conductivity, parallel flow velocity, banana regime, electron heat flux, low collisionality, plasma rotation, plateau regime New!
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- Particle Transport in Magnetically Confined Plasmas by G Fussmann in Back Matter
- Plasma Confinement (Dover Books on Physics) by R. D. Hazeltine in Back Matter
- Magnetic Reconnection in Plasmas (Cambridge Monographs on Plasma Physics) by Dieter Biskamp in Front Matter
- The Physics of Solar Flares (Cambridge Astrophysics) by Einar Tandberg-Hanssen in Back Matter
- Introduction to Plasma Physics by R.J Goldston in Back Matter
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