Plasma Physics
by Richard Fitzpatrick
Publisher: The University of Texas at Austin 2008
Number of pages: 242
Description:
A complete set of lecture notes for a graduate plasma physics course. Topics covered include particle orbit theory, fluid theory, wave theory, MHD theory, and kinetic theory.
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