Introduction to Plasma Physics With Space Laboratory and Astrophysical Applications 2nd Edition by Donald A Gurnett,Amitava Bhattacharjee ISBN 1107027373 978-1107027374

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ISBN 10: 1107027373

ISBN 13: 978-1107027374 

Author: Donald A. Gurnett, Amitava Bhattacharjee

 Introducing basic principles of plasma physics and their applications to space, laboratory and astrophysical plasmas, this new edition provides updated material throughout. Topics covered include single-particle motions, kinetic theory, magnetohydrodynamics, small amplitude waves in hot and cold plasmas, and collisional effects. New additions include the ponderomotive force, tearing instabilities in resistive plasmas and the magnetorotational instability in accretion disks, charged particle acceleration by shocks, and a more in-depth look at nonlinear phenomena. A broad range of applications are explored: planetary magnetospheres and radiation belts, the confinement and stability of plasmas in fusion devices, the propagation of discontinuities and shock waves in the solar wind, and analysis of various types of plasma waves and instabilities that can occur in planetary magnetospheres and laboratory plasma devices. With step-by-step derivations and self-contained introductions to mathematical methods, this book is ideal as an advanced undergraduate to graduate-level textbook, or as a reference for researchers.

Table of contents: 

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Characteristic Parameters of a Plasma
Chapter 3: Single-Particle Motions
Chapter 4: Waves in a Cold Plasma
Chapter 5: Kinetic Theory and the Moment Equations
Chapter 6: Magnetohydrodynamics
Chapter 7: MHD Equilibria and Stability
Chapter 8: Discontinuities and Shock Waves
Chapter 9: Electrostatic Waves in a Hot Unmagnetized Plasma
Chapter 10: Waves in a Hot Magnetized Plasma
Chapter 11: Nonlinear Effects
Chapter 12: Collisional Processes

Appendix A: Symbols
Appendix B: Useful Trigonometric Identities
Appendix C: Vector Differential Operators
Appendix D: Vector Calculus Identities

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