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Nonlinear Physics of Plasmas

  • Covers basic concepts and mathematical methods of nonlinear plasma physics
  • Includes self-organized plasma structures and turbulence in magnetized plasmas
  • Both a reference work for researchers and a study text for graduate students
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 62)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Fundamentals of Plasma Physics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Basic Properties of High Temperature Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 3-24
    3. The Kinetic Theory of Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 25-55
    4. The Fluid Theory of Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 57-87
    5. Waves in Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 89-110
  3. Nonlinear Theory of Plasmas

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. Nonlinear Interactions in Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 113-149
    3. Solitons in Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 151-195
    4. Vortical Motions in Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 197-252
    5. Chaos in Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 253-304
    6. Ponderomotive Potential and Magnetization

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 305-319
  4. Structures in Strong Plasma Turbulence

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 321-321
    2. Strong Langmuir Turbulence

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 323-335
    3. Wave Collapse in Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 337-370
    4. Spatiotemporal Complexity in Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 371-414
    5. Relativistic Laser Plasma Interactions

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 415-477
  5. Multiscale Plasma Interactions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 479-479
    2. Multifractal Characterization of Plasma Edge Turbulence

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 481-507
    3. Multi-Scale Modelling of Nonlinear Plasmas

      • Mitsuo Kono, Miloš M. Škorić
      Pages 509-518

About this book

A nonlinearity is one of the most important notions in modern physics. A plasma is rich in nonlinearities and provides a variety of behaviors inherent to instabilities, coherent wave structures and turbulence. The book covers the basic concepts and mathematical methods, necessary to comprehend nonlinear problems widely encountered in contemporary plasmas, but also in other fields of physics and current research on self-organized structures and magnetized plasma turbulence. The analyses make use of strongly nonlinear models solved by analytical techniques backed by extensive simulations and available experiments. The text is written for senior undergraduates, graduate students, lecturers and researchers in laboratory, space and fusion plasmas.

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“This textbook presents, at the graduate level, all the main necessary tools for a good understanding of nonlinear aspects in plasma physics. … provides the reader with basic concepts and fundamental theories from general plasma physics including both kinetic theory … and fluid theory applied to transport phenomena and magnetohydrodynamics.” (Bernard Ducomet, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1208, 2011)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Policy Studies, Dept. Economics of Organization and, Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan

    Mitsuo Kono

  • Graduate University for Advanced Studies, National Institute for Fusion Science, Toki, Japan

    Milos Skoric

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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