This book builds on the fluid and kinetic theory of equilibria and waves presented in a companion textbook, Basic Space Plasma Physics (by the same authors), but can also serve as a stand-alone text. It extends the field covered there into the domain of plasma instability and nonlinear theory.
The book provides a representative selection of the many possible macro- and microinstabilities in a space plasma, from the Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz to electrostatic and electromagnetic kinetic instabilities. Their quasilinear stabilization and nonlinear evolution and their application to space physics problems are treated. The chapters on nonlinear theory include nonlinear waves, weak turbulence and strong turbulence, all presented from the viewpoint of their relevance to space plasma physics. Special topics include auroral particle acceleration, soliton formation and caviton collapse, anomalous transport, and the theory of collisionless shocks.
Author(s): Rudolf A. Treumann, Wolfgang Baumjohann
Edition: 1st
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Year: 1997
Language: English
Pages: 388
Tags: Физика;Физика плазмы;Ионосфера и магнитосфера Земли;
Copyright......Page 1
Preface......Page 2
Contents......Page 4
1 - Introduction......Page 8
2 - Concept of Instability......Page 18
3 - Macroinstabilities......Page 38
4 - Electrostatic Instabilities......Page 76
5 - Electromagnetic Instabilities......Page 110
6 - Drift Instabilities......Page 136
7 - Reconnection......Page 150
8 - Wave-Particle Interaction......Page 182
9 - Weak Wave Turbulence......Page 226
10 - Nonlinear Waves......Page 250
11 - Strong Turbulence......Page 290
12 - Collective Effects......Page 324
Epilogue......Page 382
