Based on a course taught at Princeton University, this textbook offers undergraduate students a detailed introduction to the field. It assumes no previous knowledge of plasma physics, and is based on the authors' years of research in the laboratory.

This text explains the way in which different physical systems, predominantly those of plasmas and hydrodynamics, alter when subject to non-linear primary instabilities. It contains a comprehensive account of the problems, applications and origins of these non-linear instabilities.

Introduces the physics of the plasma boundary region, including plasma-surface interactions, with an emphasis on those occurring in magnetically confined fusion plasmas. This book covers plasma-surface interaction, Debye sheaths, sputtering, scrape-off layers, plasma impurities, recycling and control, and diverter and limiter physics.

Microscopic Dynamics of Plasmas and Chaos discusses the resonant wave-particle interaction in plasmas, provides the tools for chaotic Hamiltonian dynamics, and describes a turbulent macroscopic system through the chaotic classical mechanics of the corresponding N-body problem. The book begins with the fundamentals of N-body dynamics, followed by a statistical description of wave-particle interactions. It then builds up knowledge by examining advanced material that includes Hamiltonian chaos, chaotic diffusion, self-consistent dynamics in the diffusive regime, as well as temporal evolution of...

An introduction to the physics of inertial confinement fusion (ICF) for students and researchers of fusion plasma physics. The book describes the simple models for the different stages in ICF and examines the applicability of these models.

This work is a scientific overview of the developments in nuclear fusion research since its inception in the middle of the 20th century to 2003. By cutting through political factors and concentration on the scientific theories and developments, it provides a review of fusion science to date.

Extended and revised, Plasma Waves, 2nd Edition provides essential information on basic formulas and categorizes the various possible types of waves and their interactions. The book includes modern and complete treatments of electron cyclotron emission, collisions, relativistic effects, Landau damping, quasilinear and nonlinear wave theory, and tunneling equations. The broad scope encompasses waves in cold, warm, and hot plasmas and relativistic plasma waves. Special chapters deal with the effects of boundaries, inhomogeneities, and nonlinear effects. The author derives all formulae...

Physics of Intense Beams in Plasmas is a comprehensive description of the interaction between extremely intense particle beams and plasmas. The emphasis is on experimental beam-plasma physics, but the necessary theory is also explained-much of which is innovative and original. Central to the book is the discussion of beam instabilities, emphasizing their hydrodynamic nature.