Plasma Physics An Introduction to Laboratory, Space, and Fusion Plasmas /

• Main Author: Piel, Alexander (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Physics.; Space sciences.; Atoms.; Matter.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Nuclear engineering.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Plasma Physics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Nuclear Engineering.

Plasma Physics gives a comprehensive introduction to the basic processes in plasmas and demonstrates that the same fundamental concepts describe cold gas-discharge plasmas, space plasmas, and hot fusion plasmas. Starting from particle drifts in magnetic fields, the principles of magnetic confinement...