Basics of Plasma Astrophysics

• Main Authors: Chiuderi, Claudio (Author), Velli, Marco (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: UNITEXT for Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Fluids.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Plasma Physics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.

This book is an introduction to contemporary plasma physics that discusses the most relevant recent advances in the field and covers a careful choice of applications to various branches of astrophysics and space science. The purpose of the book is to allow the student to master the basic concepts of...