Spatschek K.-H. High temperature plasmas. Theory and mathematical tools for laser and fusion plasmas

Wiley-VCH Verlag, Weinheim, 2012. – 628 pp.
The present book concentrates on high-temperature plasma physics, with applications to fusion and laser plasmas and perspectives for plasma astrophysics. It discusses the fundamentals and provides mathematical tools for handling problems of high-temperature plasma theory. The transferability of ideas between the different and important areas is one of the peculiarities characterizing high-temperature plasma physics.Theoretical plasma physics is being taught in physics departments as graduate and advanced undergraduate courses following the theory courses on mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum theory, and statistical physics. The present book is laid out for the basic plasma physics contribution in a theoretical physics curriculum. Of course, it should be supplemented by other, more detailed presentations, such as, Strongly coupled plasmas, Non-neutral plasmas, Low temperature plasmas, Plasma astrophysics, Fusion plasmas, Laser produced plasmas, and so on.Single Particle Motion.
Plasma in Thermodynamic Equilibrium.
Kinetic Description of Nonequilibrium Plasmas.
Fluid Description.
Principles of Linear and Stochastic Transport.
Linear Waves and Instabilities.
General Theory of Nonlinear Waves and Solitons.
Nonlinear Wave Aspects in Laser–Matter Interaction.
Appendix.