Methods in Nonlinear Plasma Theory

Content: 
Inside Front Cover
Page ii

Front Matter
Page iii

Copyright page
Page iv

Dedication
Page v

Preface
Page xiii

Acknowledgments
Page xv

General References
Page xvii

1 - Introduction
Pages 3-14

2 - The Korteweg–De Vries Equation—A Weakly Nonlinear Theory of Ion Sound Waves
Pages 15-32

3 - Large-Amplitude Electron Plasma Oscillations
Pages 33-53

4 - Strong Wave–Particle Interactions—Particle Trapping
Pages 54-88

5 - Plasma Echoes
Pages 89-100

6 - Coherent Nonlinear Wave–Wave Interactions
Pages 101-129

7 - Statistical Frameworks for Weak Plasma Turbulence
Pages 133-150

8 - Weak Turbulence Theory of Electrostatic Wave–Particle Interactions
Pages 151-173

9 - Stabilization of the Weak Electron Beam (Bump-In-Tail) Instability
Pages 174-197

10 - Stabilization of the Ion Loss-Cone Instability
Pages 198-205

11 - Electron Heating by Electron–Ion Beam Instabilities
Pages 206-221

12 - Weak Turbulence Theory of Electromagnetic Wave–Particle Interactions
Pages 222-242

13 - Weak Turbulence Theory of Nonlinear Wave–Wave Interactions
Pages 243-273

14 - General Weak Turbulence Theory of Nonlinear Electrostatic Interactions
Pages 274-317

APPENDIX A - The Korteweg–De Vries Equation and the Inverse Scattering Problem
Pages 318-320

APPENDIX B - Matrix Symmetries
Pages 321-322

APPENDIX C - Phase-Mixing of Free-Streaming Correlations
Page 323

APPENDIX D - Second-Order Two-Body Correlations in a Weakly Turbulent Plasma
Pages 324-333

APPENDIX E - Nonlinear Wave–Particle Coupling Coefficients
Pages 334-339

Author Index
Pages 341-347

Subject Index
Pages 348-356

Pure and Applied Physics: A Series of Monographs and Textbooks
Pages 357-358