Fundamentals of Plasma PhysicsA general introduction designed to present a comprehensive, logical and unified treatment of the fundamentals of plasma physics based on statistical kinetic theory. Its clarity and completeness make it suitable for self-learning and self-paced courses. Problems are included. |
Contents
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Chapter 3 CHARGED PARTICLE MOTION IN NONUNIFORM MAGNETOSTATIC FIELDS | 61 |
Chapter 4 CHARGED PARTICLE MOTION IN TIMEVARYING ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS | 97 |
Chapter 5 ELEMENTS OF PLASMA KINETIC THEORY | 125 |
Chapter 6 AVERAGE VALUES AND MACROSCOPIC VARIABLES | 145 |
Chapter 7 THE EQUILIBRIUM STATE | 165 |
Chapter 8 MACROSCOPIC TRANSPORT EQUATIONS | 198 |
Chapter 16 WAVES IN COLD PLASMAS | 415 |
Chapter 17 WAVES IN WARM PLASMAS | 469 |
Chapter 18 WAVES IN HOT ISOTROPIC PLASMAS | 502 |
Chapter 19 WAVES IN HOT MAGNETIZED PLASMAS | 536 |
Chapter 20 PARTICLE INTERACTIONS IN PLASMAS | 584 |
Chapter 21 THE BOLTZMANN AND THE FOKKERPLANCK EQUATIONS | 616 |
Chapter 22 TRANSPORT PROCESSES IN PLASMAS | 658 |
USEFUL VECTOR RELATIONS | 689 |
Chapter 9 MACROSCOPIC EQUATIONS FOR A CONDUCTING FLUID | 225 |
Chapter 10 PLASMA CONDUCTIVITY AND DIFFUSION | 245 |
Chapter 11 SOME BASIC PLASMA PHENOMENA | 279 |
Chapter 12 SIMPLE APPLICATIONS OF MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMICS | 311 |
Chapter 13 THE PINCH EFFECT | 339 |
Chapter 14 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES IN FREE SPACE | 366 |
Chapter 15 MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC WAVES | 390 |
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Common terms and phrases
Alfvén wave approximation average Boltzmann equation Cartesian coordinate system charged particle coefficient cold plasma collision frequency collision term component conducting fluid consider constant coordinate system cross section current density cyclotron d³r d³v Debye denotes diffusion direction dispersion relation drift velocity dyad electric field electromagnetic electron plasma equation of motion expression force given gradient integral interaction ions isotropic kinetic energy kinetic pressure longitudinal longitudinal wave macroscopic magnetic field magnetic field lines magnetostatic field Maxwell equations Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution mode momentum normal number density number of particles obtain oscillations particles of type perpendicular phase velocity plane plasma wave potential pressure dyad radius resonance result Show shown in Fig Substituting surface temperature transport equations transverse transverse wave V₁ vector velocity space Vlasov equation wave propagation α α α απ Μα