| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 609 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 599-603) and index. |
| Contents |
Basic concepts -- The Vlasov, two-fluid, and MHD models of plasma dynamics -- Motion of a single plasma particle -- Elementary plasma waves -- Streaming instabilities and the Landau problem -- Cold plasma waves in a magnetized plasma -- Waves in inhomogeneous plasmas and wave-energy relations -- Vlasov theory of warm electrostatic waves in a magnetized plasma -- MHD equilibria -- Stability of static MHD equilibria -- Magnetic helicity interpreted and Woltjer-Taylor relaxation -- Magnetic reconnection -- Fokker-Planck theory of collisions -- Wave-particle nonlinearities -- Wave-wave nonlinearities -- Non-neutral plasmas -- Dusty plasmas. |
| Summary |
This rigorous explanation of plasmas is relevant to diverse plasma applications. More thorough than previous texts, it exploits new powerful techniques to develop deeper insights into plasma behavior. Written for advanced students, it explores a host of essential and advanced topics while emphasizing the fundamentals that apply to all plasmas. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Plasma (Ionized gases)
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Plasma (Ionized gases) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Bellan, Paul Murray, 1948- Fundamentals of plasma physics. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2006 9780521821162 (DLC) 2006298199 (OCoLC)61757080 |
| ISBN |
0511160968 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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9780511160967 (electronic book ; Adobe Reader) |
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0511160399 |
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9780511160394 |
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9780511161698 (electronic book) |
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0511161697 (electronic book) |
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9780511807183 (electronic book) |
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051180718X (electronic book) |
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9780521821162 (hardback) |
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0521821169 (hardback) |
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