Reviews of Plasma Physics

Particle dynamics in magnetic traps.- 1. Introduction. Budker’s problem.- 2. Choice of unperturbed system.- 3. A few examples.- 4. Adiabatic perturbation.- 5. Insignificant effect of perturbation.- 6. Nonlinear resonances.- 7. Resonant ay ?µ.- 8. Mapping.- 9. Standard mapping.- 10. Limit of global stability.- 11. Local diffusion.- 12. Dynamic correlations.- 13. Global diffusion.- 14. Cohen’s mapping.- 15. Remarks on adiabatic invariance.- References.- Transport processes in axisymmetric open traps.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Plasma equilibrium.- 3. Drift motion of charged particles in open traps.- 4. Neoclassical transport in open traps.- 5. Resonant stochastic transport in open traps.- References.- Classical longitudinal plasma losses from open adiabatic traps.- 1. Basic principles of plasma confinement in simple mirror traps.- 2. Electron confinement in simple mirror traps..- 3. Ion confinement in simple mirror traps.- 4. Traps with improved longitudinal plasma confinement.- References.- Spectral-line broadening in a plasma.- References.- Electron cyclotron plasma heating in tokamaks.- References.