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050	0	0	_aQC718 _b.G87 2016
082	0	0	_a530.4/4 _223
100	1		_aGurnett, Donald A., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aIntroduction to plasma physics : _bwith space, laboratory and astrophysical applications / _cDonald A. Gurnett, University of Iowa and Amitava Bhattacharjee, Princeton University, New Jersey.
250			_aSecond edition.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2016.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 521 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Mar 2017).
505	0		_aCharacteristic parameters of a plasma -- Single particle motions -- Waves in a cold plasma -- Kinetic theory and the moment equations -- Magnetohydrodynamics -- MHD equilibria and stability -- Discontinuities and shock waves -- Electrostatic waves in a hot unmagnetized plasma -- Waves in a hot magnetized plasma -- Nonlinear effects -- Collisional processes.
520			_aIntroducing basic principles of plasma physics and their applications to space, laboratory and astrophysical plasmas, this new edition provides updated material throughout. Topics covered include single-particle motions, kinetic theory, magnetohydrodynamics, small amplitude waves in hot and cold plasmas, and collisional effects. New additions include the ponderomotive force, tearing instabilities in resistive plasmas and the magnetorotational instability in accretion disks, charged particle acceleration by shocks, and a more in-depth look at nonlinear phenomena. A broad range of applications are explored: planetary magnetospheres and radiation belts, the confinement and stability of plasmas in fusion devices, the propagation of discontinuities and shock waves in the solar wind, and analysis of various types of plasma waves and instabilities that can occur in planetary magnetospheres and laboratory plasma devices. With step-by-step derivations and self-contained introductions to mathematical methods, this book is ideal as an advanced undergraduate to graduate-level textbook, or as a reference for researchers.
650		0	_aPlasma (Ionized gases)
650		0	_aSpace plasmas.
700	1		_aBhattacharjee, A. _q(Amitava), _d1955- _eauthor.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107027374
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781139226059
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