Statistical Plasma Physics, Volume I: Basic Principles
Setsuo Ichimaru, "Statistical Plasma Physics, Volume I: Basic Principles"
2004 | ISBN-10: 0813341787 | 408 pages | PDF | 20 MB
2004 | ISBN-10: 0813341787 | 408 pages | PDF | 20 MB
Plasma physics is an integral part of statistical physics, complete with its own basic theories. Designed as a two-volume set, Statistical Plasma Physics is intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses on plasma and statistical physics, and as such, its presentation is self-contained and should be read without difficulty by those with backgrounds in classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, and statistics. Major topics include: plasma phenomena in nature, kinetic equations, plasmas and dielectric media, electromagnetic properties of Vlasov plasmas in thermodynamic equilibria, transient processes, and instabilities.