Electromagnetic Fluctuations in Plasma focuses on the theoretical investigation of the electromagnetic properties of a plasma (an ionized gas). The manuscript first takes a look at the general theory of fluctuations and electromagnetic fluctuations in media with space-time dispersion. Discussions focus on spectral distribution of the fluctuations and energy dissipation in the medium; dielectric and magnetic permittivities in a medium with spatial dispersion; current, charge, and field fluctuations in a medium; and inversion of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. The text then examines the electrodynamic properties of an electron plasma and electromagnetic fluctuations in an electron plasma. The publication ponders on fluctuations in an electron-ion plasma and electron plasma in a magnetic field. Topics include plasma dielectric permittivity tensor in a magnetic field; longitudinal plasma oscillations in a magnetic field; fluctuations in charge and current densities in an equilibrium electron-ion plasma; and electron and ion density fluctuations in an equilibrium plasma. The text also tackles the passage of charged particles through plasma and dynamic friction and diffusion coefficients in a plasma. The book is a dependable reference for readers interested in the study of the electromagnetic properties of a plasma.
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PrefaceIntroductionList of NotationsReferencesChapter 1 / General Theory of Fluctuations 1. Space-Time Correlation Functions 2. Spectral Distribution of the Fluctuations and Energy Dissipation in the Medium 3. Properties of the Tensor of the Linear Relating Coefficients xij 4. Two-Particle Green's Function ReferencesChapter 2 / Electromagnetic Fluctuations in Mediawith Space-Time Dispersion 1. Dielectric Permittivity Tensor 2. The Wave Equation 3. Dielectric and Magnetic Permittivities in a Medium with Spatial Dispersion 4. Current, Charge, and Field Fluctuations in a Medium 5. Fluctuations in an Isotropic Medium 6. Inversion of the Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem ReferencesChapter 3 / Electrodynamic Properties of an Electron Plasma 1. Space-Time Dispersion in Plasma 2. Space-Time Correlation Functions for a System of Noninteracting Particles 3. Determination of the Plasma Dielectric Permittivity Tensor 4. Electromagnetic Waves in Plasma 5. Relativistic Plasma 6. Nonequilibrium Plasma and StabilityReferencesChapter 4 / Electromagnetic Fluctuations in an Electron Plasma 1. Fluctuations in an Electron Plasma 2. Charge Density Fluctuations 3. Current-Density Fluctuations 4. Electromagnetic Field Fluctuations ReferenceChapter 5 / Taking Account of Ion Motion. Fluctuations in an Electron-Ion Plasma 1. Dielectric Permittivities of a Plasma Taking Account of Ion Motion 2. Longitudinal Waves in an Electron-Ion Plasma 3. Fluctuations in Charge and Current Densities in an Equilibrium Electron-Ion Plasma 4. Electron and Ion Density Fluctuations in an Equilibrium Plasma 5. Fluctuations in a Nonisothermal Electron-Ion Plasma (Isotropic Case) 6. Fluctuations in a Nonisothermal Electron-Ion Plasma (Anisotropic Case) 7. Fluctuations in a Nonequilibrium Plasma 8. Collective Fluctuations. Effective Temperature 9. Field Fluctuations in a Plasma-Beam System ReferencesChapter 6 / Electron Plasma in a Magnetic Field 1. Plasma Dielectric Permittivity Tensor in a Magnetic Field 2. Electromagnetic Waves in a Plasma in a Magnetic Field (without taking Account of the Thermal Electron Motion) 3. Electromagnetic Waves in a Plasma in a Magnetic Field (Taking Account of Thermal Electron Motion) 4. Longitudinal Plasma Oscillations in a Magnetic Field 5. Electromagnetic Fluctuations in an Electron Plasma in the Presence of a Magnetic Field ReferencesChapter 7 / Electron-Ion Plasma in a Magnetic Field 1. Taking Account of Ion Motion in a Magnetoactive Plasma 2. Ion Cyclotron Resonance 3. Magnetohydrodynamic Waves 4. Low-Frequency Fluctuations in a Magnetoactive Plasma 5. Fluctuations in a Nonequilibrium Magnetoactive Plasma ReferencesChapter 8 / Passage of Charged Particles through Plasma 1. Field of Charge in a Plasma. Shielding 2. Energy Losses in Charged-Particle Motion in a Plasma 3. Polarization Energy Losses of a Fast Particle in a Plasma 4. Change in Energy of a Moving Charge due to Field Fluctuations in the Plasma 5. Influence of Ions on the Energy Change of a Particle Moving in a Plasma 6. Energy Losses of a Charged Particle in a Nonequilibrium Plasma ReferencesChapter 9 / Dynamic Friction and Diffusion Coefficients in a Plasma 1. Fokker-Planck Equation 2. Dynamic Friction and Diffusion Coefficients in an Electron Plasma 3. Friction and Diffusion Coefficients in a Two-Temperature Plasma 4. Relaxation Time of a Nonisothermal Plasma ReferencesChapter 10 / Electromagnetic Wave Scattering by Fluctuations in Plasma 1. Wave Scattering and Transformation 2. Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in a Plasma 3. Electromagnetic Wave Scattering Differential Scattering Coefficient 4. Total Scattering Coefficient for an Isothermal Plasma 5. Spectral Distribution of Scattering 6.
