1st Edition

Statistical Plasma Physics, Volume I Basic Principles

By Setsuo Ichimaru Copyright 2004
406 Pages
by CRC Press

406 Pages
by CRC Press

408 Pages
by CRC Press

Plasma physics is an integral part of statistical physics, complete with its own basic theories. Designed as a two-volume set, Statistical Plasma Physics is intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses on plasma and statistical physics, and as such, its presentation is self-contained and should be read without difficulty by those with backgrounds in classical mechanics,... Read more
Editor’s Foreword , Preface , Introduction , Kinetic Equations , Plasmas as Dielectric Media , Electromagnetic Properties of Vlasov Plasmas in Thermodynamic Equilibria , Transient Processes , Instabilities , Fluctuations , Relaxations , Plasma Turbulence , The Functional Derivatives , Derivation of Eq. (3.13b) , Derivation of Eq. (3.16)

Biography

Setsuo Ichimaru