Plasma Dynamics - Hardcover

Dendy, R. O.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198519915 ISBN 13: 9780198519911

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1990

Synopsis

Plasma is the physical state in which most of the visible matter in the universe is found. The properties of plasma are so distinctive that it is often referred to as the fourth state of matter. This book explains the fundamental concepts of plasma physics and provides an introduction to plasma particle dynamics, plasma waves, magnetohydrodynamics, plasma kinetic theory, two-fluid theory and non-linear plasma physics. Emphasis is placed on the underlying physical principles, rather than on mathmetical considerations. The most advanced background knowledge required consists of Maxwell's equations and these are reviewed in the introduction.

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Review

`...The treatment here is very clear and well written. For anyone who wishes a short introduction to the fundamentals of plasma physics or who is teaching a course on the subject, this is a very attractive addition to the literature.' -- Contemporary Physics

`a welcome addition to the literature ... this book is intended to be useful to undergraduates in physics, and in fact it meets this intention very well' -- Journal of Atmospheric and Terrestrial Physics

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198519915
• ISBN 13: 9780198519911
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 171