
Plasma Kinetic Theory
Series: Series in Plasma Physics;
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Chapman and Hall
- Date of Publication 13 May 2008
- ISBN 9781420075809
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages344 pages
- Size 234x156 mm
- Weight 612 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 39 Illustrations, black & white; 3 Tables, black & white 0
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Short description:
Focusing on wave phenomena in plasmas, this text provides the essential material for an introductory course on plasma physics as well as the basis for a more advanced course on kinetic theory. It covers fundamental kinetic equations, such as the Klimontovich and Liouville equations, before using Fourier and Laplace transforms to solve the Lenard?Balescu equation. The author compares Vlasov and Maxwell models for collisional corrections to Landau damping and investigates the effects of collisions on various transport coefficients. With mathematical functions and collision integrals in the appendices, the text includes many problems, along with a solution manual for qualifying instructors.
MoreLong description:
Developed from the lectures of a leading expert in plasma wave research, Plasma Kinetic Theory provides the essential material for an introductory course on plasma physics as well as the basis for a more advanced course on kinetic theory. Exploring various wave phenomena in plasmas, it offers wide-ranging coverage of the field.
After introducing basic kinetic equations and the Lenard?Balescu equation, the book covers the important Vlasov?Maxwell equations. The solutions of these equations in linear and quasilinear approximations comprise the majority of kinetic theory. Another main topic in kinetic theory is to assess the effects of collisions or correlations in waves. The author discusses the effects of collisions in magnetized plasma and calculates the different transport coefficients, such as pressure tensor, viscosity, and thermal diffusion, that depend on collisions.
With worked examples and problem sets that enable sound comprehension, this text presents a detailed, mathematical approach to applying plasma kinetic theory to diffusion processes in plasmas.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction. Basic Kinetic Equations. The Lenard?Balescu Equation. The Vlasov?Maxwell Equations. Waves in a Magnetized Hot Plasma. Moment Equations and Fluid Plasmas. Transport in a Nonuniform Gas. Transport in a Nonuniform Binary Gas. Transport with a Finite Magnetic Field. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.
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