Collisionless Plasmas in Astrophysics examines the unique properties of media without collisions in plasma physics. Experts in this field, the authors present the first book to concentrate on collisionless conditions in plasmas, whether close or not to thermal equilibrium. Filling a void in scientific literature, Collisionless Plasmas in Astrophysics explains the possibilities of modeling such plasmas, using a fluid or a kinetic framework. It also addresses common misconceptions that even professionals may possess, on phenomena such as “collisionless (Landau) damping”. Abundant illustrations are given in both space physics and astrophysics.
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Weight
1.084 kg
Product Properties
Year of Publication
2014
Table of Contents
Plasma descriptions and plasma models The magnetized plasmas Collisional-collisionless Waves in plasmas Non linear effects, shocks and turbulence Flow and particle acceleration processes Transport and acceleration of cosmic rays The kinetic-fluid duality
Author
Gerard Belmont
ISBN/ISSN
9783527410743
Binding
Hardback
Edition
1
Publisher
John Wiley
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