Collisional Transport in Magnetized Plasmas

ISBN-13: 9780521807982 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 310 str.

Per Helander; Dieter J. Sigmar

Opis

Here is a text on theoretical plasma physics, the science of extremely hot gases which make up most of the universe and are used extensively in fusion energy research. The authors treat a topic at the heart of this subject, transport theory, which predicts the electrical and thermal properties of the plasma. This comprehensive book is directed at graduate students in physics and professional research physicists, in particular, fusion energy scientists and space physicists.

Recenzje

'It seems that the authors know how to build a bridge between a manual and a research book. This monograph will be useful to advanced graduate students and scientists that are working in plasma physics.' Zentralblatt MATH

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Kinetic and fluid descriptions of a plasma; 3. The collision operator; 4. Plasma fluid equations; 5. Transport of a cylindrical plasma; 6. Particle motion; 7. Toroidal plasma; 8. Transport in toroidal plasmas; 9. Transport in the Pfirsch–Schlüter regime; 10. Transport in the plateau regime; 11. Transport in the banana regime; 12. The moment approach to neoclassical theory; 13. Advanced topics; 14. Experimental evidence for neoclassical transport.