Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
Buch, Englisch, 172 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 272 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-852041-2
Verlag: OUP Oxford
Plasma is the physical state in which most of the visible matter in the universe is found. The properties of plasma are so distinctive that it is often referred to as the fourth state of matter.
This book explains the fundamental concepts of plasma physics and provides an introduction to plasma particle dynamics, plasma waves, magnetohydrodynamics, plasma kinetic theory, two-fluid theory, and non-linear plasma physics. Emphasis is placed on the underlying physical principles, rather than on mathematical considerations. The most advanced background knowledge required consists of Maxwell's equations, and these are reviewed in the introduction.
This book will be useful to undergraduates in physics and postgraduates in astrophysics, nuclear physics, and plasma physics and is short enough to be covered in a single lecture course.
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Fachgebiete
- Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Werkstoffkunde, Materialwissenschaft: Forschungsmethoden
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Kernphysik
- Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Verbundwerkstoffe
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction; Basic plasma characteristics; Motion of an electron in a magnetic field; Dielectric description of cold plasma; Magnetohydrodynamic description of plasma; Kinetic description of plasma; Non-linear plasma physics; Index.
