Statistical Plasma Physics, Volume I: Basic Principles

By Setsuo Ichimaru

Book Overview

Plasma physics is an integral part of statistical physics, complete with its own basic theories. Designed as a two-volume set, Statistical Plasma Physics is intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses on plasma and statistical physics, and as such, its presentation is self-contained and should be read without difficulty by those with backgrounds in classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, and statistics. Major topics include: plasma phenomena in nature, kinetic equations, plasmas and dielectric media, electromagnetic properties of Vlasov plasmas in thermodynamic equilibria, transient processes, and instabilities.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813341787
• ISBN13: 9780813341781
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"