The problem of the transport of matter, momentum and energy in a plasma submitted to temperature, pressure and velocity gradients combined with external electric and magnetic fields is, without any doubt, one of the most crucial aspects of plasma physics. In a nutshell, it can be said that the objec
Transport processes in plasmas. Classical transport theory (no pp.xxii-xxxiv) Volume 1
✍ Scribed by Radu Balescu
- Book ID
- 127454878
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science Ltd
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 2 MB
- Edition
- NH
- Category
- Library
- ISBN-13
- 9780444870919
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✦ Synopsis
Existing textbooks on plasma physics usually contain only a minor contribution devoted to plasma transport. The aim of ``Transport Processes in Plasmas'' is to provide a comprehensive and unified presentation of the transport theory in plasmas. This subject is of great importance in general statistical and plasma physics; moreover, it constitutes a keystone in the thermonuclear fusion programme as well as in astro- and geophysics. The subject is presented here by unified concepts, methods and notations. The contents are strongly embedded in a general framework of theoretical physics, appealing to modern Hamiltonian mechanics, kinetic theory, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, etc. The necessary concepts from these disciplines are briefly but completely explained, making the two volumes a self-contained text. Plasma transport theory can be characterised as a truly interdisciplinary activity, and several chapters are included containing the important concepts of these peripheral fields, briefly and completely. Many new features are introduced in those two volumes.
✦ Subjects
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