Advanced Space Plasma Physics

Cuprins

Preface
1.Introduction
2.Concept of Instability
3.Macroinstabilities
4.Electrostatic Instabilities
5.Electromagnetic Instabilities
6.Drift Instabilities
7.Recconection
8.Wave-Particle Interaction
9.Weak Wave Turbulence
10.Nonlinear Waves
11.Strong Turbulence
12.Collective Effects
Epilogue
Index.

Descriere

The second volume of the introductory text on Space Plasma Physics. Extends the material to the more advanced fields of plasma instabilities and nonlinear effects.

This book builds on the fluid and kinetic theory of equilibria and waves presented in a companion textbook, Basic Space Plasma Physics (by the same authors), but can also serve as a stand-alone text.
It extends the field covered there into the domain of plasma instability and nonlinear theory.
"This is an excellent book...It will be a very useful addition to the bookshelf of everyone interested in an introduction to instabilities and nonlinear phenomena relevant for space plasma physics" (Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion)