ABSTRACT

The book describes a statistical approach to the basics of plasma physics.

chapter 1|15 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|17 pages

Kinetic Equations

chapter 3|22 pages

Plasmas as Dielectric Media

chapter 6|24 pages

Transient Processes

chapter 7|29 pages

Instabilities in Homogeneous Plasmas

chapter 8|30 pages

Instabilities in Inhomogeneous Plasmas

chapter 9|40 pages

Fluctuations

chapter 10|34 pages

Relaxation Processes

chapter 11|30 pages

Plasma Turbulence