Plasma Astrophysics, Part I: Fundamentals and Practice

By Boris V. Somov

Book Overview

From the Contents: Plasma Astrophysics: History and Neighbours.- Particles and Fields: Exact Self-Consistent Description.- Statistical Description of Interacting Particle Systems.- Weakly-Coupled Systems with Binary Collisions.- Propagation of Fast Particles in Plasma.- Motion of a Charged Particle in Given Fields.- Adiabatic Invariants in Astrophysical Plasma.- Wave-Particle Interaction in Astrophysical Plasma.- Coulomb Collisions in Astrophysical Plasma.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461442826
• ISBN13: 9781461442820
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.2"