Plasma Astrophysics: Kinetic Processes in Solar and Stellar Coronae

By Arnold O. Benz and A.O. Benz

Book Overview

Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Basic Concepts. 3. Magnetohydrodynamics. 4. Waves in a Cold, Collisionless Plasma. 5. Kinetic Plasma and Particle Beams. 6. Astrophysical Electron Beams. 7. Ion Beams and Electromagnetic Instabilities. 8. Electrons Trapped in Magnetic Fields. 9. Electric Currents. 10. Collisionless Shock Waves. 11. Propagation of Radiation. Appendix A: Mathematical Expressions. Appendix B: Units. Appendix C: Frequently Used Expressions. Appendix D: Notation. Author Index. Subject Index.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792324293
• ISBN13: 9780792324294
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"