Principles of plasma physics for engineers and scientists /

Principles of plasma physics for engineers and scientists /

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Author / Creator:Inan, Umran S.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 270 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Subject:
Plasma (Ionized gases) -- Textbooks.
Plasma Gases.
Physics.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Electronic books.
Textbooks.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11826909
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Other authors / contributors:GoĊ‚kowski, Marek.
ISBN:9780511916830
0511916833
0511915020
9780511915024
9780511918797
0511918798
9780511761621
0511761627
9780521193726
0521193729
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9781107214279
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9781282930704
9786612930706
6612930705
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9780511913235
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:Senior undergraduate/graduate introductory course text which combines mathematical rigor and qualitative explanations.
"This unified introduction provides the tools and techniques needed to analyze plasmas and connects plasma phenomena to other fields of study. Combining mathematical rigor with qualitative explanations, and linking theory to practice with example problems, this is a perfect textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking one-semester introductory plasma physics courses. For the first time, material is presented in the context of unifying principles, illustrated using organizational charts, and structured in a successive progression from single particle motion, to kinetic theory and average values, through to collective phenomena of waves in plasma. This provides students with a stronger understanding of the topics covered, their interconnections, and when different types of plasma models are applicable. Furthermore, mathematical derivations are rigorous, yet concise, so physical understanding is not lost in lengthy mathematical treatments. Worked examples illustrate practical applications of theory and students can test their new knowledge with 90 end-of-chapter problems"--
Other form:Print version: Inan, Umran S. Principles of plasma physics for engineers and scientists. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9780521193726
Table of Contents:
  • CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 Single-particle motion; CHAPTER 3 Kinetic theory of plasmas; CHAPTER 4 Moments of the Boltzmann equation; CHAPTER 5 Multiple-fluid theory of plasmas; CHAPTER 6 Single-fluid theory of plasmas: magnetohydrodynamics; CHAPTER 7 Collisions and plasma conductivity; CHAPTER 8 Plasma diffusion; CHAPTER 9 Introduction to waves in plasmas; CHAPTER 10 Waves in cold magnetized plasmas; CHAPTER 11 Effects of collisions, ions, and finite temperature; CHAPTER 12 Waves in hot plasmas.

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