Series in Plasma Physics
Macroscopic Stability of Toroidally Confined Fusion Plasmas
1st Edition
By Richard Fitzpatrick
December 23, 2026
Macroscopic Stability of Toroidally Confined Fusion Plasmas provides a comprehensive guide to the theory of magnetically confined plasma for fusion. Including the latest developments from the field, the book explores fusion-relevant, toroidal, axisymmetric, magnetic confinement devices, including ...
Nuclear Fusion: At Last?
1st Edition
By Andrea Di Vita
September 02, 2026
This book offers an accessible overview of the diverse approaches being pursued to make fusion energy a reality. Rather than diving into the underlying physics or speculating over future predictions, Nuclear Fusion: At Last? focuses on what can be known today: the technologies, the experiments, the...
High Power Microwaves
4th Edition
By James Benford, Edl Schamiloglu, Jacob Coty Stephens, John A. Swegle, Peng Zhang
June 21, 2026
Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessors, High Power Microwaves, Fourth Edition continues to provide a wide-angle, integrated view of the field of high power microwaves (HPMs). This fourth edition includes significant updates in every chapter as well as a new chapter on High Power ...
Waves and Oscillations in Plasmas
2nd Edition
By Hans L. Pecseli
December 13, 2021
Waves and Oscillations in Plasmas addresses central issues in modern plasma sciences, within the context of general classical physics. The book is working gradually from an introductory to an advanced level. Addressing central issues in modern plasma sciences, including linear and nonlinear wave ...
Non-Equilibrium Air Plasmas at Atmospheric Pressure
1st Edition
Edited
By K.H. Becker, U. Kogelschatz, K.H. Schoenbach, R.J. Barker
December 10, 2019
Atmospheric-pressure plasmas continue to attract considerable research interest due to their diverse applications, including high power lasers, opening switches, novel plasma processing applications and sputtering, EM absorbers and reflectors, remediation of gaseous pollutants, excimer lamps, and ...
Complex and Dusty Plasmas: From Laboratory to Space
1st Edition
By Vladimir E. Fortov, Gregor E. Morfill
October 15, 2019
Dusty or complex plasmas are plasmas containing solid or liquid charged particles referred to as dust. Naturally occurring in space, they are present in planetary rings and comet tails, as well as clouds found in the vicinity of artificial satellites and space stations. On a more earthly level, ...
Theory of Photon Acceleration
1st Edition
By J.T Mendonca
September 11, 2019
Photo acceleration has dominated the theoretical plasma physics area in recent years and has found application in all subjects where waves in continuous media are studied - plasma physics, astrophysics, and optics. This theory will provide a modern understanding of photon interaction with matter, ...
Aspects of Anomalous Transport in Plasmas
1st Edition
By Radu Balescu
June 19, 2019
Anomalous transport is a ubiquitous phenomenon in astrophysical, geophysical and laboratory plasmas; and is a key topic in controlled nuclear fusion research. Despite its fundamental importance and ongoing research interest, a full understanding of anomalous transport in plasmas is still incomplete...
Plasma Kinetic Theory
1st Edition
By Donald Gary Swanson
May 13, 2008
Developed from the lectures of a leading expert in plasma wave research, Plasma Kinetic Theory provides the essential material for an introductory course on plasma physics as well as the basis for a more advanced course on kinetic theory. Exploring various wave phenomena in plasmas, it offers ...
Magnetohydrodynamic Waves in Geospace: The Theory of ULF Waves and their Interaction with Energetic Particles in the Solar-Terrestrial Environment
1st Edition
By A.D.M. Walker
October 30, 2004
Solar-terrestrial physics deals with phenomena in the region of space between the surface of the Sun and the upper atmosphere of the Earth, a region dominated by matter in a plasma state. This area of physics describes processes that generate the solar wind, the physics of geospace and the Earth's ...
Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation
1st Edition
By C.K. Birdsall, A. Bruce Langdon, A.B Langdon
October 01, 2004
Divided into three main parts, the book guides the reader to an understanding of the basic concepts in this fascinating field of research. Part 1 introduces you to the fundamental concepts of simulation. It examines one-dimensional electrostatic codes and electromagnetic codes, and describes the ...
Plasma Waves
2nd Edition
By Donald Gary Swanson
March 12, 2003
Extended and revised, Plasma Waves, 2nd Edition provides essential information on basic formulas and categorizes the various possible types of waves and their interactions. The book includes modern and complete treatments of electron cyclotron emission, collisions, relativistic effects, Landau ...