Description
Book SynopsisWaves 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.
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction. 2 Basics of Continuum Models. 3 Linear Wave Dynamics. 4 Weakly Nonlinear Waves. 5 Basics of Electromagnetism. 6 Plasmas found in Nature 7 Single Particle Motion. 8 Basic Plasma Parameters. 9 Experimental Devices. 10 Magneto-Hydrodynamics by Brute Force.11 Plasma as a Mixture of Charged Gases. 12 Waves in Cold Plasmas. 13 Electrostatic Waves in Warm Homogeneous and Isotropic Plasmas. 14 Fluid Models for Nonlinear Electrostatic Waves: Isotropic Case. 15 Small Amplitude Waves in Anisotropic Warm Plasmas. 16 Fluid Models for Nonlinear Electrostatic Waves: Magnetized Case. 17 Linear Drift Waves. 18 Weakly Nonlinear Electrostatic Drift Waves. 19 Kinetic Plasma Theory. 20 Kinetic Description of Electron Plasma Waves. 21 Kinetic Plasma Sound Waves. 22 Nonlinear Kinetic Equilibria. 23 Nonlinear Landau Damping. 24 Quasi-linear Theory
