This book explains the following
topics: Derivation of fluid equations, Motion of a single plasma particle,
Elementary plasma waves, Streaming instabilities and the Landau problem, Cold
plasma waves in a magnetized plasma, Waves in inhomogeneous plasmas and wave
energy relations, Vlasov theory of warm electrostatic waves in a magnetized
plasma, Stability of static MHD equilibria, Magnetic helicity interpreted and
Woltjer-Taylor relaxation, Fokker-Planck theory of collisions, Wave-particle
nonlinearities, Wave-wave nonlinearities, Non-neutral plasmas and Dusty
plasmas.
The PDF
covers the following topics related to Plasma Physics : Introduction, Basics,
Single Particle Motion , Kinetic Theory, Fluid Equations and MHD, Waves in
Plasmas, Landau Damping.
This note covers the following topics: plasma shielding, plasma
parameter, occurrence of plasmas, different descriptions of plasma, motion of
charged particles in fields, collisions in plasmas, fluid description of plasma,
electromagnetic waves in plasmas.
Author(s): Prof. Ian Hutchinson and Prof. Jeffrey
Freidberg
This note
covers the following topics: Probability theory, Statistical mechanics, Heat
and work, Statistical thermodynamics, Classical thermodynamics ,
Applications of statistical thermodynamics and Quantum statistics
This is considered as a complete set of lecture notes for a
graduate plasma physics course. Topics covered includes: Charged Particle
Motion, Collisions, Plasma Fluid Theory, Waves in Cold Plasmas, Wave
Propagation Through Inhomogeneous Plasmas, Magnetohydrodynamic Fluids and
Waves in Warm Plasmas.