Plasma physics has matured rapidly as a discipline, and now touches on many different research areas, including manufacturing processes. This collection of fundamental formulae and definitions in plasma physics is vital to anyone with an interest in plasmas or ionized gases, whether in physics, astronomy or engineering. Both theorists and experimentalists will find this book useful, as it incorporates the latest results and findings. The text treats astrophysical plasmas, fusion plasmas, industrial plasmas and low temperature plasmas as aspects of the same discipline - a unique approach made possible by the abbreviated nature of a formulary.
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"...very useful and a handy reference..." (IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 1, January/February 2003)
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978-3-527-60313-8 (9783527603138)
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BASIC PHYSICAL DATA Basic Physical Units ? Maxwell s Electromagnetic Equations ? Special Relativity ? Physical Constants ? Dimensional Analysis ? Ionization Energies of Gas Phase Molecules ? Characteristic Parameters for Typical Plasmas BASIC PLASMA PARAMETERS Notation ? Natural Timescales ? Natural Scalelengths ? Natural Speeds ? Miscellaneous Parameters ? Non Dimensional Parameters DISCHARGE PLASMAS AND ELEMENTARY PROCESSES Notation ? Plasma Sheath ? Double Layer ? Diffusion Parameters ? Ionization Equilibrium RADIATION Notation ? Radiation from a Moving Point Charge ? Cyclotron and Synchrotron Radiation ? Bremsstrahlung ? Radiation Scattering KINETIC THEORY Notation ? Fundamentals ? Boltzmann Equation ? Maxwellian Distribution ? Vlasov Description ? Collisional Modelling ? Driven Systems PLASMA TRANSPORT Notation ? Basic Definitions ? Binary Collisions ? Particle Dynamics ? Transport Coefficients PLASMA WAVES Notation ? Waves in Cold Plasmas ? Fluid Plasmas ? Waves in Hot Plasmas FLOWS Notation ? Fundamental Results ? Hydromagnetic Flows ? Solar Wind ? Neutral Gas/Magnetized Plasma Flows ? Beams ? Hydromagnetic Shocks ? Ion Acoustic Shock EQUILIBRIA AND INSTABILITIES Notation ? General Considerations ? Fluid Equilibria ? Fluid Instabilities ? Kinetic Instabilities MATHEMATICS Vector Algebra ? Vector Calculus ? Integral Theorems ? Matrices ? Eigenfunctions of the Curl Operator ? Wave Scattering ? Plasma Dispersion Function
