Plasmas - The First State of Matter

Informationen zum Autor Vinod Krishan is Visiting Professor at the Raman Research Institute. She was previously Senior Professor at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore, and has held visiting positions at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, INPE, Brazil, the University of Tokyo and Nagoya University. Her major research interests are in the areas of space and astrophysical plasmas. Klappentext The book discusses the phenomenal diversity of cosmic and terrestrial plasmas, from the early universe to the Earth's ionosphere. Zusammenfassung Plasma is the first state of matter from which three other states have evolved. The book explores a variety of plasmas! explains how they can be made and kept! helps understand the waves they support and elaborates on the relation between plasmas and the coherent and incoherent radiation they produce. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Preface; 1. The plasma universe; 2. Plasma basics; 3. Plasma confinement; 4. The waving plasmas; 5. The radiating plasmas; 6. Supplementary matter; Select bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Dr Vinod (Indian Institute of Astrophysic Krishan, Dr Vinod (Indian Institute of Astrophysics Krishan, V. Krishan, Vinod Krishan, Vinod (Indian Institute of Astrophysics Krishan, Krishan Vinod
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.03.2014
• EAN: 9781107037571
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03757-1
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Physics, Plasma Physics, Mathematics & science, Solar system: the Sun and planets