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Introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion. Second edition. Volume 1: Plasma physics

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OSTI ID:140016

This book is the second edition of a plasma physics textbook, written originally for an undergraduate curriculum. It provides a broad overview of plasma physics, with examples selected to touch on many current research projects which rely heavily on this discipline. Fields include magnetic and inertial confinement fusion research, space plasmas, magnetospheric effects, aurorae, and nonlinear applications. Chapter titles are: introduction; single-particle motions; plasmas as fluids; waves in plasmas; diffusion and resistivity; equilibrium and stability; kinetic theory; nonlinear effects.

OSTI ID:
140016
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English