Plasma Physics - An Introduction to Theory of Astrophysical, Geophysical Laboratory

Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Basic concepts; 3. Orbit theory - uniform fields; 4. Adiabatic invariants; 5. Orbit theory; 6. Electromagnetic waves in a cold electron plasma; 7. Electromagnetic waves in an electron-ion plasma; 8. Two-stream instability; 9. Electrostatic oscillations in a plasma of non-zero temperature; 10. Collision theory; 11. MHD equations; 12. Magnetohydrodynamics; 13. Force-free magnetic configurations; 14. Waves in MHD systems; 15. Magnetohydrodynamic stability; 16. Variational principle for MHD systems; 17. Resistive instabilities; 18. Stochastic processes; 19. Interaction of particles and waves.

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• Authors: Peter A. Sturrock
• Assisted by: Sturrock Peter Andrew (Editor), Peter Andrew Sturrock (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.06.1994
• EAN: 9780521448109
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44810-9
• No. of pages: 348
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries