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020			_a9781107027374
037			_cTextual
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100			_aGurnett, Donald A. _91131700
245		0	_aIntroduction to plasma physics: With space, laboratory and astrophysical applications
250			_a2nd
260			_aNew York: _bCambridge University Press, _c2017.
300			_axi, 521p. _b: ill.
500			_aAppendix A-D 500-512p.; Index 513-521p.
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. Provides a self-contained introduction to the advanced mathematical methods used in the analysis of plasmas, so as to be accessible to undergraduate students in science and engineering Step-by-step derivations of all relevant equations are easy to follow and make clear the necessary assumptions and limitations Online solutions to problems in the book are available for instructors
650			_aAstrophysics
650			_aPlasma Phyiscs _91131704
650			_aPhysics
700			_aBhattacharjee, Amitava _91131703
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