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OverviewPlasma Modeling: Methods and applications presents and discusses the different approaches that can be adopted for plasma modeling, giving details about theoretical and numerical methods. It describes kinetic models used in plasma investigations, develops the theory of fluid equations and hybrid models, and discusses applications and practical problems across a range of fields. This updated second edition contains over 200 pages of new material, including an extensive new part that discusses methods to calculate data needed in plasma modeling, such as thermodynamic and transport properties, state specific rate coefficients in heavy particle collisions and electron impact cross sections. This updated research and reference text is an excellent resource to assist and direct students and researchers who want to develop research activity in the field of plasma physics in the choice of the best model for the problem of interest. Key Features: New edition updated throughout Contains a new part covering methods to calculate data needed in plasma modelling Contains detailed descriptions of numerical methods Includes a wide variety of applications of the models Chapters written by experts in the field Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gianpiero Colonna (National Research Council (CNR), Italy) , Antonio D'Angola (Scuola di Ingegneria, Università della Basilicata) , Detlef Loffhagen , Giovanni LapentaPublisher: Institute of Physics Publishing Imprint: Institute of Physics Publishing Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 25.40cm ISBN: 9780750335577ISBN 10: 0750335572 Pages: 724 Publication Date: 01 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGianpiero Colonna is Research Director in the Institute for Plasma Science and Technology at the National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy. His research activities are focused on plasma modeling, state-to-state self-consistent kinetics in gas discharges and hypersonic flows, thermodynamic and transport properties of plasmas, and modeling plasma plumes produced by nanosecond laser pulses. Antonio D’Angola is Associate Professor at the University of Basilicata in Italy and Associate Researcher at Institute for Plasma Science and Technology at the National Research Council (CNR), Bari, Italy. His scientific interests are numerical methods for the simulation of plasmas using particle-in-cell and Monte Carlo codes, the calculation of thermodynamic and transport properties of ionized plasmas for industrial and aerospace applications, the investigations of radio-frequency thermal discharges, non-neutral plasmas for ultra-high vacuum systems and laser–plasma interactions for medical applications. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |