Introduction to Plasma Physics: With Space and Laboratory Applications
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (756 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0521367301 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Besides being a course resource, the book forms a useful reference for working plasma physicists and can be recommended to both types of user. "Well produced, with essential references and advice for supplemental reading, the book is illustrated with line drawings and has a fairly complete index. Schroeder, Weber State University . Highly recommended." CHOICE"engaging text, clear and accessible to advanced undergraduatesThis text has perhaps the best introduction to ideal MHD waves." - American Journal of Physics, Daniel V
Applications comprise planetary magnetospheres and radiation belts, the confinement and stability of plasmas in fusion devices, the propagation of discontinuities and shock waves in the solar wind, and the analysis of various types of plasma waves and instabilities that can occur in planetary magnetospheres and laboratory plasma devices.. Emphasizing basic plasma theory, with applications to both space and laboratory plasmas, the topics covered in this text include single-particle motions, kinetic theory, magnetohydrodynamics, small amplitude waves in both cold and hot plasmas, nonlinear phenomena and collisional effects
"This is a very good book, clearly written with detailed mathematical proof" according to User. This is a very good book, clearly written with detailed mathematical proof.This book will provide a reader with a good chance of mathematical training.When plasma equations need to be modified, just qualitative understanding of plasma theory will not be helpful so much.. Good text but homework problems too easy Dan Stahlke The text was nicely written and describes a lot of phenomena but the homework problems were way too easy and most of the time did not even require the knowledge presented in the chapters. For example, many of the problems were of the form "plug this into the quadratic equation" or "add these two equations and simplify". Without problems that present a test of knowledge it was hard for me to solidify my reading or to know whether I really understood it. That criticism aside, the author was able to present a lot of information in an understandable form without getting needlessly bogged down in details.. Chen is the standard for a reason The standard book for introductory plasma physics is "Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion" by Francis Chen. Unfortunately, the semester I took the course, the professor chose to use this text. It lacks any worked-through examples and has no answers to any of the problems so you have little assurance that you are understanding the concepts. Furthermore, the authors have a bad habit of stating, "It is easily shown that " and then never showing the derivations, nor providing information on where such derivations may be found. The result is a collection of random equations with a binding and pretty cover. I consi