"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Plasmas in space and in the laboratory -- 1.1. Plasmas in nature and in the laboratory -- 1.2. Solar plasmas -- 1.3. The Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere -- 1.4. Plasma physics and space technology -- 1.5. Commentaries and further re…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Kinetic theory. 1. Boltzmann and Vlasov equations in plasma physics / Gianpiero Colonna -- 2. Two-term Boltzmann equation / Gianpiero Colonna and Antonio D'Angola -- 3. Multiterm and non-local electron Boltzmann equation / Detlef Loffhagen -- 4. Particle-based simulation of plasmas / Giovanni Lapenta -- 5. The erg…
"Version: 20200801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to the physical models for plasmas -- 2. Elements of plasma kinetic theory -- 2.1. The Boltzmann equation -- 2.2. Relaxation model for molecular collisions -- 2.3. The Boltzmann collision integral -- 2.4. Commentaries and further reading3. Hydrodynamic description of plasmas -- 3.1. The moments of Boltzman…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- part I. Kinetic theory -- 1. Boltzmann and Vlasov equations in plasma physics -- 2. The two-term Boltzmann equation -- 3. Multi-term and non-local electron Boltzmann equation -- 4. Particle-based simulation of plasmas -- 5. The ergodic method : plasma dynamics through a sequence of equilibrium statespart II. Fl…
"Version: 20161101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- 1. Introductionpart I. Plasma basics -- 2. Basic concepts of the motion of charged particles -- 3. Collisions in magnetized plasmaspart II. Electrostatic fluid models -- 4. The basic model for drift waves -- 5. Simplified linear wave analysis -- 6. Resistive drift waves with cold ions -- 7. Resistive drift wave…