Introduction To Unmagnetized Plasmas

Author : CHANCHAL UBEROI
Publisher : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 8120305728
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book INTRODUCTION TO UNMAGNETIZED PLASMAS written by CHANCHAL UBEROI and published by PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compact and well-organized text provides an introduction to plasma physics and shows the interaction of plasmas without any external magnetic fields. It deals with the concepts, processes, and characteristic features associated with plasmas. The interaction of magnetic fields on plasma is purposely excluded in this introductory text to help students grasp the basics first, which makes the understanding of the effects of the magnetic fields easier in the subsequent courses. The book begins with a review of the concepts of kinetic theory of gases, collision phenomena in ionized gases and motion of charged particles. It goes on to give a discussion on the characteristic properties of plasmas and conditions to be satisfied for an ionized gas to show plasma behaviour. In addition, the text covers such topics as transport processes, plasma oscillations, and plasma as a dielectric medium, as a charged fluid, and as a many-body system. Finally, it provides a systematic analysis of important instabilities for an unmagnetized plasma, as well as a discussion on the radiation processes. The organization is systematic and the style lucid, with more physical insight and only relevant mathematics. The text is well illustrated, and the References and Bibliography at the end of the book should stimulate those students who have a desire to study the subject deeper. It is a one-semester text and is designed for the undergraduate, postgraduate and research students of science and engineering who wish to choose plasma physics, astrophysics or space physics as their special areas of study.

Author : R.J Goldston
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9781439822074
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Plasma Physics written by R.J Goldston and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to Plasma Physics is the standard text for an introductory lecture course on plasma physics. The text’s six sections lead readers systematically and comprehensively through the fundamentals of modern plasma physics. Sections on single-particle motion, plasmas as fluids, and collisional processes in plasmas lay the groundwork for a thorough understanding of the subject. The authors take care to place the material in its historical context for a rich understanding of the ideas presented. They also emphasize the importance of medical imaging in radiotherapy, providing a logical link to more advanced works in the area. The text includes problems, tables, and illustrations as well as a thorough index and a complete list of references.

Author : D. B. Melrose
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387739025
Total Pages : 481 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Plasmadynamics written by D. B. Melrose and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2008 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The field of quantum plasmas has a long and diverse tradition. The subject is becoming of increasing interest. This book synthesizes two fields: classical kinetic theory of collisionless plasmas and quantum electrodynamics. The whole approach is new and not seen in other texts. The book therefore provides a comprehensive introduction to a more general formalism for plasma kinetic and dispersion theory.

Author : D. A. Gurnett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521364836
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Plasma Physics written by D. A. Gurnett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate text on space and laboratory plasma physics.

Author : David Campbell Montgomery
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780677033501
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Theory of the Unmagnetized Plasma written by David Campbell Montgomery and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1971 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald A. Gurnett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107027373
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Plasma Physics written by Donald A. Gurnett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-20 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing the principles and applications of plasma physics, this new edition is ideal as an advanced undergraduate or graduate-level text.

Author : P. K. Shukla
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Group
ISBN 13 : 9780750306690
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Nonlinear Plasma Physics written by P. K. Shukla and published by Taylor & Francis Group. This book was released on 2007-03-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-to-date and comprehensive, An Introduction to Nonlinear Plasma Physics describes the numerous nonlinear effects in plasmas that are confined in an external magnetic field. Because a magnetized plasma is rich in wave motions, many effects related to wave phenomena can be studied. This book focuses on wave phenomena in magnetized plasmas for this reason, but it also contains some new results associated with unmagnetized plasma. Using model equations and methods derived from various areas of science, from astrophysics to fluid mechanics to nonlinear optics, the book explores high- and low-frequency wave motions as well as nonlinear low-frequency wave phenomena, making it a useful tool that applies to many disciplines.

Author : Francis F. Chen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1475755953
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion written by Francis F. Chen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TO THE SECOND EDITION In the nine years since this book was first written, rapid progress has been made scientifically in nuclear fusion, space physics, and nonlinear plasma theory. At the same time, the energy shortage on the one hand and the exploration of Jupiter and Saturn on the other have increased the national awareness of the important applications of plasma physics to energy production and to the understanding of our space environment. In magnetic confinement fusion, this period has seen the attainment 13 of a Lawson number nTE of 2 x 10 cm -3 sec in the Alcator tokamaks at MIT; neutral-beam heating of the PL T tokamak at Princeton to KTi = 6. 5 keV; increase of average ß to 3%-5% in tokamaks at Oak Ridge and General Atomic; and the stabilization of mirror-confined plasmas at Livermore, together with injection of ion current to near field-reversal conditions in the 2XIIß device. Invention of the tandem mirror has given magnetic confinement a new and exciting dimension. New ideas have emerged, such as the compact torus, surface-field devices, and the EßT mirror-torus hybrid, and some old ideas, such as the stellarator and the reversed-field pinch, have been revived. Radiofrequency heat ing has become a new star with its promise of dc current drive. Perhaps most importantly, great progress has been made in the understanding of the MHD behavior of toroidal plasmas: tearing modes, magnetic Vll Vlll islands, and disruptions.

Author : Alexander Piel
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319634275
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plasma Physics written by Alexander Piel and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-07 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enlarged new edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic processes in plasmas and demonstrates that the same fundamental concepts describe cold gas-discharge plasmas, space plasmas, and hot fusion plasmas. Starting from particle drifts in magnetic fields, the principles of magnetic confinement fusion are explained and compared with laser fusion. Collective processes are discussed in terms of plasma waves and instabilities. The concepts of plasma description by magnetohydrodynamics, kinetic theory, and particle simulation are stepwise introduced. Space charge effects in sheath regions, double layers and plasma diodes are given the necessary attention. The novel fundamental mechanisms of dusty plasmas are explored and integrated into the framework of conventional plasmas. The book concludes with a concise description of modern plasma discharges. Written by an internationally renowned researcher in experimental plasma physics, the text keeps the mathematical apparatus simple and emphasizes the underlying concepts. The guidelines of plasma physics are illustrated by a host of practical examples, preferentially from plasma diagnostics. There, Langmuir probe methods, laser interferometry, ionospheric sounding, Faraday rotation, and diagnostics of dusty plasmas are discussed. Though primarily addressing students in plasma physics, the book is easily accessible for researchers in neighboring disciplines, such as space science, astrophysics, material science, applied physics, and electrical engineering. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and contains substantially enlarged chapters on plasma diagnostics, dusty plasmas and plasma discharges. Probe techniques have been rearranged into basic theory and a host of practical examples for probe techniques in dc, rf, and space plasmas. New topics in dusty plasmas, such as plasma crystals, Yukawa balls, phase transitions and attractive forces have been adopted. The chapter on plasma discharges now contains a new section on conventional and high-power impulse magnetron sputtering. The recently discovered electrical asymmetry effect in capacitive rf-discharges is described. The text is based on an introductory course to plasma physics and advanced courses in plasma diagnostics, dusty plasmas, and plasma waves, which the author has taught at Kiel University for three decades. The pedagogical approach combines detailed explanations, a large number of illustrative figures, short summaries of the basics at the end of each chapter, and a selection of problems with detailed solutions.

Author : W. B. Thompson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Plasma Physics written by W. B. Thompson and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Problems and answers to problems