Gurnett, Donald A.,

Introduction to plasma physics : with space, laboratory and astrophysical applications / by Donald A. Gurnett, Amitava Bhattacharjee - 2nd ed. - New Delhi : Cambridge University Press, 2017. - xi, 521 p. : ill. ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Characteristic parameters of a plasma -- Single particle motions -- Waves in a cold plasma -- Kinetic theory and the moment equations -- Magnetohydrodynamics -- MHD equilibria and stability -- Discontinuities and shock waves -- Electrostatic waves in a hot unmagnetized plasma -- Waves in a hot magnetized plasma -- Nonlinear effects -- Collisional processes.

9781107027374 (hbk.)


Plasma (Ionized gases)
Space plasmas.

530.44 / GUR/I