Collisionless Plasmas in Astrophysics.
Collisionless Plasmas in Astrophysics examines the unique properties of media without collisions in plasma physics. Experts in this field, the authors present the first book to concentrate on collisionless conditions in plasmas, whether close or not to thermal equilibrium. Filling a void in scientif...
Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Wiley-VCH,
2013.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | Collisionless Plasmas in Astrophysics examines the unique properties of media without collisions in plasma physics. Experts in this field, the authors present the first book to concentrate on collisionless conditions in plasmas, whether close or not to thermal equilibrium. Filling a void in scientific literature, Collisionless Plasmas in Astrophysics explains the possibilities of modeling such plasmas, using a fluid or a kinetic framework. It also addresses common misconceptions that even professionals may possess, on phenomena such as "collisionless (Landau) damping". Abundant illustration. |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource |
Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-403) and index. |
ISBN: | 129986337X 9781299863378 9783527656257 3527656251 9783527656240 3527656243 9783527656233 3527656235 9783527410743 3527410740 9783527656226 3527656227 |