Nonlinear Physics of Plasmas

• Main Authors: Kono, Mitsuo (Author), Skoric, Milos (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, 62
• Subjects: Physics.; Atoms.; Matter.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.

A nonlinearity is one of the most important notions in modern physics. A plasma is rich in nonlinearities and provides a variety of behaviors inherent to instabilities, coherent wave structures and turbulence. The book covers the basic concepts and mathematical methods, necessary to comprehend nonli...

Table of Contents:

• Fundamentals of Plasma Physics
• Basic Properties of High Temperature Plasmas
• The Kinetic Theory of Plasmas
• The Fluid Theory of Plasmas
• Waves in Plasmas
• Nonlinear Theory of Plasmas
• Nonlinear Interactions in Plasmas
• Solitons in Plasmas
• Vortical Motions in Plasmas
• Chaos in Plasmas
• Ponderomotive Potential and Magnetization
• Structures in Strong Plasma Turbulence
• Strong Langmuir Turbulence
• Wave Collapse in Plasmas
• Spatiotemporal Complexity in Plasmas
• Relativistic Laser Plasma Interactions
• Multiscale Plasma Interactions
• Multifractal Characterization of Plasma Edge Turbulence
• Multi-Scale Modelling of Nonlinear Plasmas.