Table of Contents

Preface; Plasma formulary; Part I. Introduction To Plasma Theory: 1. Introduction; 2. The response of an unmagnetized plasma; Part II. Instabilities In Unmagnetized Plasmas: 3. Reactive instabilities; 4. Kinetic instabilities; 5. Particle motions in waves; 6. Weak turbulence theory; 7. Nonlinear instabilities and strong turbulence; Part III. Collision-Dominated Magnetized Plasmas: 8. Magnetohydrodynamics; 9. MHD instabilities; Part IV. Instabilities In Magnetized Collisionless Plasmas: 10. Dispersion in a magnetized plasma; 11. Electron cyclotron maser emission; 12. Instabilities in warm and in inhomogeneous plasmas; 13. Instabilities due to anisotropic fast particles; Appendices; Bibliographical notes; References; List of commonly used symbols; Author index; Subject index.

Reviews

' … this book is a must for any starter in plasma physics and for other theoretically minded physicists who want to keep abreast of progress in that field.' Astronomical Society of Australia

'I recommend this book to every space physicist who deals with or is curious about plasma instabilities.' Eos