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OverviewThe book deals with the propagation and absorption of high frequency waves in plasmas (hot, fully ionized gases). Research in this field is very active in controlled fusion research, i.e. the quest for energy from nuclear reactions similar to those going on within the sun, and in astrophysics, i.e. the study of space plasmas in the earth ionosphere, stars, and galaxies. The text collects in a structured and self-contained way the basic knowledge on the broad and varied behaviour of plasma waves, adopting the microscopic kinetic description of the plasma as unifying principle. The internal coherence of the theory is explicity stressed, and very interesting physical phenomena peculiar to plasmas, such as collisionless damping of waves, the development of stochasticity in the interactions of charged particles with electromagnetic waves, and nonlinear interactions between waves, are discussed in detail. The most common and useful approximations used in solving practical problems are derived as special cases from the more general kinetic approach, thereby clarifying their meaning and domain of applicability. This exposition should be useful to plasma physicists both as an introduction and a reference to this field of research. Because of its multi-disciplinary aspects it might also be of interest to people specializing in kinetic theory, classical electromagnetism, or classical mechanics, as a nontrivial example of application of the methods of these fields to the unconventional plasma medium. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marco Brambilla (Senior Physicist, Senior Physicist, Max Planck Institute for Plasmaphysics, Garching, Germany)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Volume: 96 Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 1.084kg ISBN: 9780198559566ISBN 10: 0198559569 Pages: 654 Publication Date: 26 February 1998 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsThis well organised text on hot plasma theory is written for fusion physicists researching high frequency heating and current drive. This book presents an up to date major contriubtion to the field of plasma waves and is a 'must' on the shelves of active researchers as well as advanced graduate studentsr `...this book will be a useful addition to [the] literature, and...[it] will be a valuable source or supplementary text for anybody who needs to understand these topics in detail, at the graduate level.' Observatory Magazine, Vol 118, no 1147, December 1998 Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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