Bittencourt J.A. Fundamentals of Plasma Physics

3rd Edition. — Springer, 2004. — 700 p. — ISBN: 978-1-4419-1930-4.Fundamentals of Plasma Physics is a comprehensive textbook designed to present a logical and unified treatment of the fundamentals of plasma physics based on statistical kinetic theory, with applications to a variety of important plasma phenomena. The clarity and completeness of the text makes it suitable for self-learning.Charged Particle Motion in Constant and Uniform Electromagnetic Fields
Charged Particle Motion in Nonuniform Magnetostatic Fields
Charged Particle Motion in Time-Varying Electromagnetic Fields
Elements of Plasma Kinetic Theory
Average Values and Macroscopic Variables
The Equilibrium State
Macroscopic Transport Equations
Macroscopic Equations for a Conducting Fluid
Plasma Conductivity and Diffusion
Some Basic Plasma Phenomena
Simple Applications of Magnetohydrodynamics
The Pinch Effect
Electromagnetic Waves in Free Space
Magnetohydrodynamic Waves
Waves in Cold Plasmas
Waves in Warm Plasmas
Waves in Hot Isotropic Plasmas
Waves in Hot Magnetized Plasmas
Particle Interactions in Plasmas
The Boltzmann and the Fokker-Planck Equations
Transport Processes in Plasmas