The Framework Of Plasma Physics

by Richard D. Hazeltine

Overview

This book provides an excellent introduction to the fundamental physics of plasmas, which comprise most of the matter in the universe. It is based on lectures that were used for an introductory plasma course at the graduate level.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780429982439
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/08/2018
Series:	Frontiers in Physics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	344
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Hazeltine, Richard D. | Waelbroeck, Francois L.

Table of Contents

Editor’s Foreword -- Preface -- The Nature of Plasma -- Charged Particle Motion -- Fluid Description of a Plasma -- Waves in a Cold Plasma -- MHD and the Drift Model -- Vlasov Description of a Plasma -- Binary Collisions -- Collisional Transport -- Turbulent Transport -- Description of a Relativistic Plasma -- Derivation of Balescu-Lenard operator

What People are Saying About This

Stewart Prager

Professor Stewart Prager, University of Wisconsin
The best physics textbooks express a point of view, and provide insights not found elsewhere. The book by Hazeltine and Waelbroeck is in this category. It is a superb book, unique in its presentations. It contains many gems-insights into the theoretical foundation of plasma physics and the economic exposition of fundamental approaches.

Richard Lovelace

Professor Richard Lovelace, Cornell University
An excellent advanced book on plasma physics which would be both highly valuable as the basic text for teaching a graduate course in plasma physics and valuable as a reference text for research scientists.