Fundamentals of Plasma Physics

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Introduction....Pages 1-32
Charged Particle Motion in Constant and Uniform Electromagnetic Fields....Pages 33-58
Charged Particle Motion in Nonuniform Magnetostatic Fields....Pages 59-94
Charged Particle Motion in Time-Varying Electromagnetic Fields....Pages 95-121
Elements of Plasma Kinetic Theory....Pages 122-140
Average Values and Macroscopic Variables....Pages 141-160
The Equilibrium State....Pages 161-192
Macroscopic Transport Equations....Pages 193-218
Macroscopic Equations for a Conducting Fluid....Pages 219-237
Plasma Conductivity and Diffusion....Pages 238-268
Some Basic Plasma Phenomena....Pages 269-298
Simple Applications of Magnetohydrodynamics....Pages 299-324
The Pinch Effect....Pages 325-350
Electromagnetic Waves in Free Space....Pages 351-374
Magnetohydrodynamic Waves....Pages 375-399
Waves in Cold Plasmas....Pages 400-452
Waves in Warm Plasmas....Pages 453-482
Waves in Hot Isotropic Plasmas....Pages 483-514
Waves in Hot Magnetized Plasmas....Pages 515-559
Particle Interactions in Plasmas....Pages 560-588
The Boltzmann and the Fokker-Planck Equations....Pages 589-627
Transport Processes in Plasmas....Pages 628-653
Back Matter....Pages 655-679