Waves and Oscillations in Plasmas

✍ Scribed by Hans L. Pecseli (Author)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2012
• Leaves: 555
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Waves and Oscillations in Plasmas addresses central issues in modern plasma sciences, within the context of general classical physics. The book is working gradually from an introductory to an advanced level. Addressing central issues in modern plasma sciences, including linear and nonlinear wave phenomena, this second edition has been fully updated and includes the latest developments in relevant fluid models as well as kinetic plasma models, including a detailed discussion of, for instance, collisionless Landau damping, linear as well as non-linear. The book is the result of many years of lecturing plasma sciences in Norway, Denmark, Germany, and also at the Unites States of America.

Offering a clear separation of linear and nonlinear models, the book can be tailored for students of varying levels of expertise in plasma physics, in addition to areas as diverse as the space sciences, laboratory experiments, plasma processing, and more.

Features:

Presents a simple physical interpretation of basic problems is presented where possible

Supplies a complete summary of classical papers and textbooks placed in the proper context

Includes worked examples, exercises, and problems with general applicability

✦ Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Basics of Continuum Models

Chapter 3 Linear Wave Dynamics

Chapter 4 Weakly Nonlinear Waves

Chapter 5 Basics of Electromagnetism

Chapter 6 Plasmas found in Nature

Chapter 7 Single Particle Motion

Chapter 8 Basic Plasma Parameters

Chapter 9 Experimental Devices

Chapter 10 Magneto-Hydrodynamics by Brute Force

Chapter 11 Plasma as a Mixture of Charged Gases

Chapter 12 Waves in Cold Plasmas

Chapter 13 Electrostatic Waves in Warm Homogeneous and Isotropic Plasmas

Chapter 14 Fluid Models for Nonlinear Electrostatic Waves: Isotropic Case

Chapter 15 Small Amplitude Waves in Anisotropic Warm Plasmas

Chapter 16 Fluid Models for Nonlinear Electrostatic Waves: Magnetized Case

Chapter 17 Linear Drift Waves

Chapter 18 Weakly Nonlinear Electrostatic Drift Waves

Chapter 19 Kinetic Plasma Theory

Chapter 20 Kinetic Description of Electron Plasma Waves

Chapter 21 Kinetic Plasma Sound Waves

Chapter 22 Nonlinear Kinetic Equilibria

Chapter 23 Nonlinear Landau Damping

Chapter 24 Quasi-linear Theory