Akhiezer / Polovin / Ter Haar Plasma Electrodynamics

Linear Theory
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-4831-5215-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Web PDF

Plasma Electrodynamics, Volume 1: Linear Theory is a seven-chapter book that begins with a description of the general methods of describing plasma, particularly, kinetic and hydrodynamic methods. Chapter 2 discusses the linear theory of magneto-hydrodynamic waves. Chapter 3 describes the non-linear magneto-hydrodynamic waves, both simple waves and shock waves. Subsequent chapters explain the high-frequency oscillations in an unmagnetized plasma; oscillations of a plasma in a magnetic field; and interaction between charged particle beams and a plasma. The last chapter details the oscillations of a partially ionized plasma.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Akhiezer, A. I.

Polovin, R. V.

Ter Haar, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover;1
2;Plasma Electrodynamics: Linear Theory;4
3;Copyright Page ;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;Preface;12
6;Preface to the English Edition;18
7;Chapter 1. Kinetic and Hydrodynamic Methods of Describing a Plasma;20
7.1;1.1. Kinetic equations hierarchy;20
7.2;1.2. The Vlasov equation;27
7.3;1.3. The pair correlation function of an equilibrium plasma and the Landau collision integral;30
7.4;1.4. Relaxation of a plasma;38
7.5;1.5. The hydrodynamical description of a plasma;44
8;Chapter 2. Small Amplitude Magneto-hydrodynamic Waves;67
8.1;2.1. Magneto-sound and Alfvén waves;67
8.2;2.2. Characteristics of the magneto-hydrodynamical equations;90
9;Chapter 3. Simple Waves and Shock Waves in Magneto-hydrodynamics;102
9.1;3.1. Simple waves;102
9.2;3.2. Discontinuities;118
9.3;3.3. Stability and structure of shock waves;134
9.4;3.4. Study of discontinuities;169
10;Chapter 4. High-frequency Oscillations in an Unmagnetized Plasma;190
10.1;4.1. Hydrodynamical theory of high-frequency oscillations of an unmagnetized plasma;190
10.2;4.2. Kinetic theory of longitudinal plasma oscillations;200
10.3;4.3. Kinetic theory of electromagnetic waves in a plasma;217
11;Chapter 5. Oscillations of a Plasma in a Magnetic Field;230
11.1;5.1. Hydrodynamical theory of oscillations of a plasma in a magnetic field;230
11.2;5.2. Kinetic theory of plasma oscillations in a magnetic field;244
11.3;5.3. Damping of high-frequency electromagnetic waves in a magneto-active plasma;256
11.4;5.4. Absorption of Alfvén and fast magneto-sound waves;265
11.5;5.5. Low-frequency oscillations of a hot plasma in a magnetic field;272
11.6;5.6. Cyclotron waves in a plasma for the case of quasi-transverse propagation;286
11.7;5.7. Cyclotron waves in the case of transverse propagation;294
12;Chapter 6. Interaction Between Charged Particle Beams and a Plasma. Stable and Unstable Particle Distributions in a Plasma;307
12.1;6.1. Interaction of charged particle beams with the oscillations of an unmagnetized plasma;307
12.2;6.2. Interaction of a charged particle beam with plasma oscillations in a magnetic field;328
12.3;6.3. Excitation of electromagnetic waves in a plasma by oscillator beams;344
12.4;6.4. Excitation of electromagnetic waves in a plasma by relativistic charged particle beams;352
12.5;6.5. General criteria for the stability of particle distributions in a plasma;364
12.6;6.6. Absolute and convective instabilities;373
13;Chapter 7. Oscillations of a Partially Ionized Plasma;393
13.1;7.1. Electron distribution fimction and high-frequency electron oscillations in an external electrical field;393
13.2;7.2. Ion-sound oscillations in a strong electrical field;402
13.3;7.3. Low-frequency oscillations of a partially ionized plasma;406
14;References;412
15;Glossary;424
16;Index;428
17;Other Titles in the Series in Natural Phylosophy;432