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Statistical plasma physics, volume I : basic principles

Ichimaru, Setsuo

Statistical plasma physics, volume I : basic principles - New Delhi : Overseas Press, 2008. - xxii, 384 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Frontiers in physics ; v. 87 .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Plasma physics is an integral part of statistical physics, complete with its own basic theories. Designed as a two-volume set, Statistical Plasma Physics is intended for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses on plasma and statistical physics, and as such, its presentation is self-contained and should be read without difficulty by those with backgrounds in classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, quantum mechanics, and statistics. Major topics include: plasma phenomena in nature, kinetic equations, plasmas and dielectric media, electromagnetic properties of Vlasov plasmas in thermodynamic equilibria, transient processes, and instabilities.

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Plasma (Ionized gases)--Statistical methods
Statistical physics

533.93 / ICH-S