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Introduction to Plasma Physics

Small book cover: Introduction to Plasma Physics

Introduction to Plasma Physics
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Publisher: Ben-Gurion University
Number of pages: 71

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Contents: Basic definitions and parameters; Plasma description; MHD equilibria and waves; MHD discontinuities; Waves in dispersive media; Waves in two-fluid hydrodynamics; Kinetic theory; Micro-instabilities; Nonlinear phenomena; Plasma parameters.

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