Plasma Physics

Volume 4 of Modern Classical Physics

Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford

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Princeton University Press
24 August 2021

Mathematics & Sciences; Plasma physics

A groundbreaking textbook on twenty-first-century plasma physics and its applications.

Kip Thorne and Roger Blandford's monumental Modern Classical Physics is now available in five stand-alone volumes that make ideal textbooks for individual graduate or advanced undergraduate courses on statistical physics; optics; elasticity and fluid dynamics; plasma physics; and relativity and cosmology. Each volume teaches the fundamental concepts, emphasises modern, real-world applications, and gives students a physical and intuitive understanding of the subject.

Plasma Physics provides an essential introduction to the subject. A gas that is significantly ionised, usually by heating or photons, a plasma is composed of electrons and ions and sometimes has an embedded or confining magnetic field. Plasmas play a major role in many contemporary applications, phenomena, and fields, including attempts to achieve controlled thermonuclear fusion using magnetic or inertial confinement; in explanations of radio wave propagation in the ionosphere and the behaviour of the solar corona and wind; and in astrophysics, where plasmas are responsible for emission throughout the electromagnetic spectrum, including from black holes, highly magnetised neutron stars, and ultrarelativistic outflows. The book also can serve as supplementary reading for many other courses, including in astrophysics, geophysics, and controlled fusion.

Includes many exercise problems

Features colour figures, suggestions for further reading, extensive cross-references, and a detailed index

Optional 'Track 2' sections make this an ideal book for a one-quarter or one-semester course

An online illustration package is available to professors

By: Kip S. Thorne, Roger D. Blandford
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 203mm,
ISBN: 9780691215501
ISBN 10: 0691215502
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 24 August 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kip S. Thorne, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, is the Feynman Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics at Caltech. His books include Gravitation (Princeton) and Black Holes and Time Warps: Einstein's Outrageous Legacy. Roger D. Blandford, winner of the Crafoord and Shaw prizes in astronomy, is the Luke Blossom Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences and founding director of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Stanford University.

Reviews for Plasma Physics: Volume 4 of Modern Classical Physics

"""Kip S. Thorne, Co-Winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics"" ""Roger D. Blandford, Co-Winner of the 2016 Crafoord Prize in Astronomy and Winner of the 2020 Shaw Prize in Astronomy"""