Electromagnetic Drift Instabilities in a Low-𝛽 Plasma

As is well known (see, e.g., [1.3]), drift instabilities in a low-𝛽 plasma are subdivided into electrostatic and electromagnetic ones. The theory of electrostatic drift instabilities was presented in [2]. In this chapter we shall study electromagnetic low-𝛽 plasma instabilities, Within this study, we shall also deal with some electrostatic drift instabilities related to the electromagnetic instabilities under consideration.