Modern Plasma Physics: Volume 1, Physical Kinetics of Turbulent Plasma

Informationen zum Autor Patrick H. Diamond is a Professor of Physics and Distinguished Professor at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences and the Department of Physics at the University of California at San Diego, USA. Sanae-I. Itoh is a Distinguished Professor at the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics at Kyushu University, Japan. Kimitaka Itoh is a Fellow and Professor at the National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan. Klappentext Developing the physical kinetics of plasma turbulence through a focus on quasi-particle models and dynamics for researchers and graduate students. Zusammenfassung Developing the physical kinetics of plasma turbulence through a focus on quasi-particle models and dynamics! this volume will interest researchers and graduate students in plasma physics. It discusses essential physics concepts and theoretical methods for weak and strong fluid and phase space turbulence in plasma systems far from equilibrium. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Conceptual foundations; 3. Quasi-linear theory; 4. Nonlinear wave-particle interaction; 5. Kinetics of nonlinear wave-wave interaction; 6. Closure theory; 7. Disparate scale interactions; 8. Cascades, structures and transport in phase space turbulence; 9. MHD turbulence; Appendixes; References; Index.

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• Authors: Patrick H Diamond, Patrick H. Diamond, Patrick H. (University of California Diamond, Patrick H. Itoh Diamond, Patrick Itoh Diamond, Diamond Patrick H., Kimitaka Itoh, Sanae-I Itoh, Sanae-I. (Kyushu University Itoh, Itoh Kimitaka, Itoh Sanae-I.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.06.2010
• EAN: 9780521869201
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86920-1
• No. of pages: 434
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Plasma Physics