Instabilities in Space and Laboratory Plasmas - D. B. Melrose

Instabilities in Space and Laboratory Plasmas

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Buch | Hardcover
288 Seiten
1986
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-30541-9 (ISBN)
79,95 inkl. MwSt
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This introductory account of instabilities in plasmas concentrates on laboratory plasmas such as those encountered in fusion research, and the space plasmas studied in physics of the magnetosphere and solar atmosphere. It bridges the gap between a graduate textbook on plasma physics and specialist monographs, stressing the similarities between astrophysics and laboratory plasmas.
This book is an introductory account of instabilities in plasma. It concentrates on laboratory plasmas, such as those encountered in fusion research, and the space plasmas studied in physics of the magnetosphere and solar atmosphere. This account bridges the gap between a graduate textbook on plasma physics and specialist monographs. An important feature is the stress placed on the similarities between astrophysical and laboratory plasmas, which are traditionally regarded as quite separate. The natural way in which the author unifies the treatment gives a wider perspective to the subject. Professor Melrose is an expert in plasma astrophysics, and has already written a two-volume book on that topic.

Preface; Plasma formulary; Part I. Introduction To Plasma Theory: 1. Introduction; 2. The response of an unmagnetized plasma; Part II. Instabilities In Unmagnetized Plasmas: 3. Reactive instabilities; 4. Kinetic instabilities; 5. Particle motions in waves; 6. Weak turbulence theory; 7. Nonlinear instabilities and strong turbulence; Part III. Collision-Dominated Magnetized Plasmas: 8. Magnetohydrodynamics; 9. MHD instabilities; Part IV. Instabilities In Magnetized Collisionless Plasmas: 10. Dispersion in a magnetized plasma; 11. Electron cyclotron maser emission; 12. Instabilities in warm and in inhomogeneous plasmas; 13. Instabilities due to anisotropic fast particles; Appendices; Bibliographical notes; References; List of commonly used symbols; Author index; Subject index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 14.8.1986
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 247 mm
Gewicht 631 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Plasmaphysik
ISBN-10 0-521-30541-1 / 0521305411
ISBN-13 978-0-521-30541-9 / 9780521305419
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