Plasma Physics: An Introductory Course

A wide-ranging introduction to the theoretical and experimental study of plasmas and their applications.

R. O. Dendy (Edited by)

9780521484527, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 24 February 1995

536 pages, 274 b/w illus. 13 tables
24.7 x 18.9 x 2.6 cm, 0.96 kg

' … the editor has succeeded in putting together a very useful book. Most chapters are clearly written and well illustrated. I recommend this book to any student and researcher interested in understanding the basics of plasma physics and its various applications.' The Journal of Fluid Mechanics

For the last thirty years, international summer schools in plasma physics have been held at Culham Laboratory, site of the Joint European Torus fusion project. This book has been developed from lectures given at these schools, and provides a wide-ranging introduction to the subject. The first few chapters deal with the fundamentals of plasma physics. In subsequent chapters, the applications and properties of man-made and naturally occurring plasmas are discussed. In addition, there are chapters devoted to general phenomena such as turbulence and chaos. The computational techniques employed in modelling plasma behaviour are also described. Since no prior knowledge of plasma physics is assumed, this book will act as an ideal introduction to the subject for final year undergraduates and beginning graduate students in physics, astronomy, mathematics and engineering.

Preface
Introduction R. O. Dendy
1. Plasma particle dynamics R. J. Hastie
2. Plasma kinetic theory J. A. Elliott
3. Waves in plasmas J. P. Doughtery
4. Magnetohydrodynamics K. I. Hopcraft
5. Turbulence in fluids and fusion plasmas F. A. Haas
6. Finite-dimensional dynamics and chaos T. J. Mullin
7. Computational plasma physics J. W. Eastwood
8. Tokomak experiments D. C. Robinson and M. R. O'Brien
9. Magnetospheric plasmas: Part I Basic processes in the solar system D. A. Bryant
Part II Microprocesses R. L. Bingham
10. Solar plasmas R. A. Hood
11. Gravitational plasmas J. J. Binney
12. Laser plasmas A. R. Bell
13. Industrial plasmas P. C. Johnson
14. Transport in magnetically confined plasmas T. E. Stringer
15. Radio-frequency plasma heating R. A. Cairns
16. Boundary plasmas G. McCracken
17. How to build a tokomak T. N. Todd
18. Survey of fusion plasma physics R. S. Pease
Index.

Subject Areas: Plasma physics [PHFP]