Waves and Oscillations in Plasmas

• IntroductionBasics of Continuum ModelsLiner Wave DynamicsWeakly NonlinearWavesBasics of Electromagnetism Natural Occurrences of Plasmas Single Particle Motion Basic Plasma Parameters Experimental Devices Magneto-Hydrodynamics by Brute ForcePlasma as a Mixture of Charged GasesWaves in Cold Plasmas ElectrostaticWaves inWarm Homogeneous and Isotropic Plasmas Fluid Models for Nonlinear ElectrostaticWaves: Isotropic Case Small Amplitude Waves in AnisotropicWarm Plasmas Fluid Models for Nonlinear ElectrostaticWaves:Magnetized Case Linear DriftWavesWeakly Nonlinear Electrostatic DriftWaves Kinetic Plasma Theory Kinetic Description of Electron PlasmaWaves Kinetic Plasma SoundWaves Nonlinear Kinetic Equilibria Nonlinear Landau Damping Quasi-linear Theory

"The first edition of this book, which covers both plasma physics theory and its applications, has been an excellent resource for many physicists. It is my pleasure to highly recommend this book to plasma physicists at all levels."—Lennart Stenflo, Linköping University, Sweden"This excellent, comprehensive work addresses both the foundations of and advanced methods in the field. Pécseli (Univ. of Oslo, Norway) based the book on lectures he gave over 15-plus years in Norwegian, Danish, and American universities. Distinct sections effectively illustrate the diversity and potential of plasma physics, covering both fluid models and kinetic plasma models and linear and nonlinear processes. The author also explains experimental results from both laboratory and space plasmas. Each of the volume's 24 chapters advances a particular focus, and chapters can be flexibly modified to meet the needs of a wide range of readers, depending on their backgrounds. The book includes exercises at different levels along with short sections suitable as a basis for student presentations. A concise summary of plasma instabilities and common mathematical tools are provided in the appendixes. Statistical aspects of plasmas are limited in the main body of the book, but covered for collision processes within one appendix. This work fills a critical niche in fleshing out the full range of classical physics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above."—T. Eastman, formerly, University of Maryland