Plasma physics

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7290033

Laing, E W

The book is essentially in two parts, with the first four chapters laying the foundations of the subject. In Chapter 1, elementary concepts are introduced which will reappear in various guises throughout. This is followed by three chapters which emphasize different facets of plasma behavior. Chapter 2 outlines the subtleties of the motion of a charged particle in given inhomogeneous electric and magnetic fields. The fluid behavior of a plasma in its interaction with magnetic fields is discussed in Chapter 3, while Chapter 4, on plasma kinetic theory, introduces the reader to collective phenomena, in which the particle and fluid behavior are intimately related. Chapter 5 gives a brief account of magnetic confinement of plasma in laboratory experiments; Chapter 6 touches on several topics in astrophysics; Chapter 7 outlines the basic ideas involved in laser compression of plasma to ultra-high densities; the book ends with a survey of computational plasma physics.

• OSTI ID: 7290033
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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