The enlarged new edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive Introduction to the basic processes in Plasmas and demonstrates that the same fundamental concepts describe cold gas-discharge plasmas, Space plasmas, and hot Fusion plasmas.
The concepts of Plasma descript.
Collective processes are discussed in terms of Plasma waves and instabilities.
Starting from particle drifts in magnetic fields, the principles of magnetic confinement Fusion are explained and compared with laser fusion.
The enlarged new edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive Introduction to the basic processes in Plasmas and demonstrates that the same fundamental concepts describe cold gas-discharge plasmas, Space plasmas, and hot Fusion plasmas