ABSTRACT

This book provides an excellent introduction to the fundamental physics of plasmas, which comprise most of the matter in the universe. It is based on lectures that were used for an introductory plasma course at the graduate level.

chapter 1|16 pages

The Nature of Plasma

chapter 2|25 pages

Charged Particle Motion

chapter 3|34 pages

Fluid Description of a Plasma

chapter 4|35 pages

Waves in a Cold Plasma

chapter 5|40 pages

MHD and the Drift Model

chapter 6|42 pages

Vlasov Description of a Plasma

chapter 7|32 pages

Binary Collisions

chapter 8|35 pages

Collisional Transport

chapter 9|20 pages

Turbulent Transport

chapter 10|23 pages

Description of a Relativistic Plasma