Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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1 The Plasma Medium and Plasma Devices |
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1 | (6) |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (1) |
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Plasmas in Laboratory/Device Applications |
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3 | (2) |
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5 | (2) |
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2 Kinetic Theory of Gases |
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7 | (26) |
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7 | (1) |
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Basic Hypotheses of Kinetic Theory |
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7 | (1) |
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Pressure, Temperature, and Internal Energy Concepts |
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8 | (5) |
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Kinetic Theory and Transport Processes |
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13 | (7) |
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Mathematical Formulation of Equilibrium Kinetic Theory |
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20 | (12) |
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32 | (1) |
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3 Molecular Energy Distribution and Ionization in Gases |
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33 | (32) |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (17) |
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50 | (13) |
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63 | (2) |
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65 | (22) |
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65 | (1) |
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Electric Charges and Electric Fields---Electrostatics |
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65 | (3) |
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Electric Currents and Magnetic Fields---Magnetostatics |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (2) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Forces and Currents due to Applied Fields |
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73 | (3) |
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Plasma Behavior in Gas Discharges |
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76 | (5) |
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Illustrative Applications of Maxwell's Equations |
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81 | (3) |
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84 | (3) |
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5 Plasma Parameters and Regimes of Interaction |
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87 | (12) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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Particle (Collision) Parameters |
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87 | (1) |
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Sheath Formation and Effects |
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87 | (3) |
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Plasma Oscillations and Plasma Frequency |
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90 | (1) |
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Magnetic Field Related Parameters |
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91 | (1) |
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Electrostatic Particle Collection in (Langmuir) Probes |
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92 | (6) |
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98 | (1) |
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99 | (16) |
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99 | (1) |
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Charged Particle Motion in Constant, Uniform Magnetic (B) Field |
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100 | (2) |
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Particle Motion in Uniform Electric and Magnetic Fields |
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102 | (3) |
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Particle Motion in Spatially Varying (Inhomogenous) Magnetic Fields |
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105 | (2) |
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Particle Motion with Curvature of the Magnetic Field Lines |
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107 | (1) |
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Particle Motion in Time-Varying Magnetic Field |
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108 | (2) |
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Particle Trapping in Magnetic Mirrors |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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113 | (2) |
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7 Macroscopic Equations of Plasmas |
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115 | (22) |
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115 | (1) |
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Electromagnetic Energy and Momentum Addition to Plasmas |
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115 | (5) |
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Conservation Equations of Magnetofluid Mechanics |
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120 | (5) |
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Single Fluid Equations of Magnetofluid Mechanics |
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125 | (7) |
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132 | (2) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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8 Hydromagnetics---Fluid Behavior of Plasmas |
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137 | (58) |
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137 | (1) |
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Basic Equations of Continuum Plasma Dynamics |
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137 | (1) |
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Transport Effects in Plasmas and Plasma Devices |
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138 | (5) |
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Kinematics (and Dynamics) of Magnetic Fields in Plasmas |
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143 | (4) |
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147 | (5) |
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152 | (6) |
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Waves in Plasma---Propagation of Perturbations |
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158 | (6) |
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Fluid Waves and Shock Waves in Plasma |
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164 | (28) |
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192 | (3) |
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9 Plasma Dynamics and Hydromagnetics: Reviews of Applications |
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195 | (130) |
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195 | (2) |
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Plasma Acceleration and Energy Conversion |
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197 | (1) |
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197 | (19) |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (29) |
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246 | (3) |
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Magnetic Compression and Heating |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (14) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (1) |
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264 | (13) |
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277 | (2) |
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279 | (1) |
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279 | (24) |
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303 | (2) |
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Space Plasma Environment and Plasma Dynamics |
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305 | (1) |
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305 | (18) |
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323 | (2) |
Appendix A Conversion between MKS and Gaussian System |
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325 | (2) |
Appendix B Definite Integrals -- Maxwellian Distribution Functions |
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327 | (2) |
Appendix C Nomenclature |
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329 | (2) |
Appendix D Problems |
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331 | (8) |
Index |
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