Physics of Fully Ionized Gases

Name: Physics of Fully Ionized Gases
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ISBN: 9780486449821

ISBN-10: 0486449823

ISBN-13: 9780486449821

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Lyman Spitzer

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Description:

An introductory course in theoretical physics is the sole prerequisite for this general but simple introduction to the fields of plasma and fusion research. Subjects include the motion of a particle, macroscopic behavior of a plasma, waves in a plasma, and more. 1962 edition.

Book details

List price: $14.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/7/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.63" wide x 8.11" long x 0.39" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English




Motion of a Particle



Equations of Motion



Particle Drifts



Electric field



Gravitational field



Inhomogeneous magnetic field



Confinement in axial fields



Magnetic Moment



Acceleration of Particles



Macroscopic Behaviour of a Plasma



Electrical Neutrality



Basic Equations



Relation between Macroscopic and Microscopic Velocities



Electric Currents



Motion of Material Across Lines of Force



Change of flux through a moving surface



Diffusion across a strong magnetic field



Waves in a Plasma



Electromagnetic Waves with No Magnetic Field



Electrostatic Waves with No Magnetic Field



Hydromagnetic Waves



Waves in a Cold Uniform Plasma



Propagation across B



Propagation parallel to B



Propagation in an arbitrary direction



Damping and Excitation of Waves



Landau damping



Cyclotron damping



Excitation, two-stream instability



Equilibria and Their Stability



Principles of Stable Equilibrium



Plane System



Equilibrium



Stability, isotropic pressure



Stability, anisotropic pressure



Cylindrical System



Equilibrium



Stability



Axisymmetric System



Encounters between Charged Particles



Distant Encounters



Diffusion Coefficients



Relaxation Times



Electrical Resistivity



Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity



Radiation



Photon scattering by free electrons



Photon emission in electron-ion collisions



Synchrotron radiation



The Boltzmann Equation


Symbols


Index