Short description A short textbook on plasma physics for beginners as well as researchers in a number of fields. The author provides the essential mathematics and physics, addressing the equation of gas dynamics and the dynamics and stability of magnetoplasma. Exercises supplement the theory presented in the text.
From the contents 1 The Equations of Gas Dynamics 2 Magnetoplasma Dynamics 3 Waves in Magnetoplasmas 4 Magnetoplasma Stability 5 Transport in Magnetoplasmas 6 Extensions of Theory