Plasma physics for astrophysics /
Russell M. Kulsrud.
- Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2005.
- xviii, 468 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Princeton series in astrophysics .
Introduction (Page-1), Particle Motions (Page-14), Magneto hydrodynamics (Page-40), Conservation Relations (Page-71), MHD Waves (Page-103), Nonlinear Steepening and Shocks (Page-128), The Energy Principle and Instabilities (Page-151), Collisions and the Braginski Equations (Page-197), Collision less Plasmas (Page-245), Collisionless Plasmas Thermal Effects (Page-269), Nonlinear Phenomena (Page-300), Cosmic Rays (Page-343), Astrophysical Dynamos (Page-386), Magnetic Reconnection (Page-420).