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Fundamentals of Plasma Physics is a general introduction designed to present a comprehensive, logical and unified treatment of the fundamentals of plasma physics based on statistical kinetic theory, with applications to a variety of important plasma phenomena
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Table of contents (22 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
Fundamentals of Plasma Physics is a general introduction designed to present a comprehensive, logical and unified treatment of the fundamentals of plasma physics based on statistical kinetic theory, with applications to a variety of important plasma phenomena. Its clarity and completeness makes the text suitable for self-learning and for self-paced courses.
Throughout the text the emphasis is on clarity, rather than formality, the various derivations are explained in detail and, wherever possible, the physical interpretations are emphasized. The mathematical treatment is set out in great detail, carrying out the steps which are usually left to the reader. The problems form an integral part of the text and most of them were designed in such a way as to provide a guideline, stating intermediate steps with answers.
Reviews
From the reviews of the third edition:
"This is an excellent introductory textbook of plasma physics, especially recommendable to those starting the study of the subject. … the book is an immense monography of 678 pages. Our impressions are good … ." (Iván Abonyi, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1084, 2006)
Authors and Affiliations
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National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, Brazil
J. A. Bittencourt
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Fundamentals of Plasma Physics
Authors: J. A. Bittencourt
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4030-1
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-20975-3Published: 17 June 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-1930-4Published: 30 September 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4757-4030-1Published: 29 June 2013
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXIII, 679
Number of Illustrations: 328 b/w illustrations
Additional Information: Originally published by Pergamon Press, New York, 1986
Topics: Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction, Plasma Physics