TY - BOOK AU - Dendy, Richard TI - Plasma physics: : an introductory course SN - 0521484529 PY - 1993/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Ionized gases KW - Plasma KW - Physics N1 - Includes bibliographical references.; Indexes 509-513p N2 - This book covers the subject of plasma physics. The first few chapters deal with the fundamentals of plasma physics. Subsequently, the applications and properties of human-made and naturally occurring plasmas are discussed. In addition, there are chapters devoted to general phenomena, such as turbulence and chaos. The computational techniques employed in modeling plasma behavior are also described ER -