High Temperature Plasmas

Kurzbeschreibung:
A presentation of the theoretical foundations of modern plasma physics and its widespread applications in one coherent and up-to-date work. It covers such key areas as magnetic fusion, laser-plasma-interaction and astrophysics, while also including nonlinear theory and phenomena

Aus dem Inhalt:
Single Particle Motion
Plasma in Thermodynamic Equilibrium
Kinetic Description of Nonequilibrium Plasmas
Fluid Description
Principles of Linear and Stochastic Transport
Linear Waves and Instabilities
General Theory of Nonlinear Waves and Solitons
Nonlinear Wave Aspects in Laser-Matter Interaction