This rigorous explanation of plasmas is relevant to diverse plasma applications such as controlled fusion, astrophysical plasmas, solar physics, magnetospheric plasmas, and plasma thrusters. More thorough than previous texts, it exploits new powerful mathematical techniques to develop deeper insights into plasma behavior. After developing the basic plasma equations from first principles, the book explores single particle motion with particular attention to adiabatic invariance. The author then examines types of plasma waves and the issue of Landau damping. Magnetohydrodynamic equilibrium and stability are tackled with emphasis on the topological concepts of magnetic helicity and self-organization. Advanced topics follow, including magnetic reconnection, nonlinear waves, and the Fokker-Planck treatment of collisions. The book concludes by discussing unconventional plasmas such as non-neutral and dusty plasmas. Written for beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates, this text emphasizes the fundamental principles that apply across many different contexts.
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"A conscientious and elegantly produced textbook... single-particle orbit theory and linearized waves in unbounded plasma are particularly well done ... A lot can be learned from it. Picking up the text and reading it at random is often rewarding."
D. C. Montgomery, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
"Gives an exceptionally lucid and compelling overview of recent progress in this broad branch of physics. The unique organization of the book and straightforward writing style reflect the extensive teaching background of the author ... A welcome addition to the library of both the expert and the newcomer to the field."
Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
"The book will undoubtedly be valued by those doing postgraduate work in this field, for whom it provides a useful bridge to the scientific literature. It is also highly recommended to researchers looking to widen their horizons to other areas of plasma physics outside their area of expertise."
Zulfikar Najmudin, Times Higher Education Supplement
"A conscientious and elegantly produced textbook... single-particle orbit theory and linearized waves in unbounded plasma are particularly well done ... A lot can be learned from it. Picking up the text and reading it at random is often rewarding."
D. C. Montgomery, Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
"Gives an exceptionally lucid and compelling overview of recent progress in this broad branch of physics. The unique organization of the book and straightforward writing style reflect the extensive teaching background of the author ... A welcome addition to the library of both the expert and the newcomer to the field."
Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
"The book will undoubtedly be valued by those doing postgraduate work in this field, for whom it provides a useful bridge to the scientific literature. It is also highly recommended to researchers looking to widen their horizons to other areas of plasma physics outside their area of expertise."
Zulfikar Najmudin, Times Higher Education Supplement
Book Description
This rigorous explanation of plasmas is relevant to diverse plasma applications such as controlled fusion, astrophysical plasmas, solar physics, magnetospheric plasmas, and plasma thrusters. More thorough than previous texts, it exploits new powerful mathematical techniques to develop deeper insights into plasma behavior. After developing the basic plasma equations from first principles, the author explores a host of essential and advanced topics. Written for beginning graduate students and advanced undergraduates, this text emphasizes the fundamentals that apply across many different contexts, whether in physics, astronomy, space physics, electrical engineering, or aeronautics.
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In the mid nineteenth century the Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkinje introduced use of the Greek word plasma (meaning "formed" or "molded") to denote the clear fluid that remains after removal of all the corpuscular material in blood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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In the mid nineteenth century the Czech physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkinje introduced use of the Greek word plasma (meaning "formed" or "molded") to denote the clear fluid that remains after removal of all the corpuscular material in blood. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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- Spheromaks: a practical application of magnetohydrodynamic dynamos and plasma self-organization by Paul murray Bellan in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Physics of Nonneutral Plasmas by Ronald C. Davidson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Plasma Physics (Institute of Physics Conference Series) by Culham Laboratory in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Waves in Plasmas by Thomas H. Stix in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Magnetic Field Generation in Electrically Conducting Fluids (Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics) by Moffatt in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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