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Magnetically confined fusion plasma physics. Volume 2, Multifluid theory
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This second volume title presents a review of the state-of-the-art theory and application of magnetically confined plasma physics. The book covers three major topics: the Braginskii transport theor...
This second volume title presents a review of the state-of-the-art theory and application of magnetically confined plasma physics. The book covers three major topics: the Braginskii transport theory, the newly developed perpendicular magnetofluid theory, and the fluid-kinetic hybrid theories. In greater detail, the perpendicular magnetofluid theory is examined, along with the equilibrium and stability analyses. The book provides an advanced review on the state-of-the-art theory and application of magnetically confined plasma physics and is an essential reference for students and researchers in this field.
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- Linjin Zheng
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- English
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- 1st ed
- Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2020]
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- 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)
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- 9780750335744, 0750335742, 9780750335751, 0750335750, 0750335769, 0750335734
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- on1199054236
- "Version: 20200901"--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Also available in print.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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- Dr. Linjin Zheng is a research scientist at the Institute of Fusion Studies, University of Texas at Austin. He has edited one and authored three books on the physics of fusion plasmas. His research results cover a wide range of topics in the field.
- part I. Introduction. 1. Principle of the fluid description of magnetically confined plasmas -- 1.1. Framework of conventional fluid theory -- 1.2. Fluid description of magnetically confined plasmas
- part II. Fluid theory in the collision-dominant regime. 2. Braginskii two-fluid theory -- 2.1. Transport equations -- 2.2. Estimation and interpretation of transport coefficients -- 2.3. Kinetic theory evaluation of transport coeffcients for moment closure -- 2.4. Conditions of applicability
- part III. Fluid theory in the collisionless or weak collision limit. 3. Perpendicular magnetofluid theory in the collisionless limit -- 3.1. Kinetic equation in the field-line-aligned coordinate system -- 3.2. Moments of kinetic equation -- 3.3. Kinetic closure of perpendicular magnetofluid equations -- 3.4. Transport coeffcients -- 3.5. Equation summary -- 3.6. Conclusions and discussion
- 4. Equilibrium analyses with the perpendicular magnetofluid theory -- 5. Electrostatic modes in the perpendicular magnetofluid description -- 5.1. Basic set of equations -- 5.2. The dispersion relation for electrostatic modes -- 5.3. Discussion : comparison with the gyrokinetic theory
- 6. Electromagnetic modes in the perpendicular magnetofluid description -- 6.1. Basic set of equations -- 6.2. Perpendicular MHD with the kinetic parallel inertia -- 6.3. Wave-particle resonance and parallel electric field effects -- 6.4. Finite Larmor radius effects -- 6.5. Coupling of the electrostatic drift waves -- 6.6. Conclusions and discussion
- 7. The collisional effects in the perpendicular magnetofluid formalism -- 7.1. The kinetic equation and its moment equations -- 7.2. Collisional effects on the electrostatic modes -- 7.3. Collisional effects on the electromagnetic modes -- 7.4. Conclusions and discussion
- part IV. Fluid-kinetic hybrid theories. 8. Fluid-kinetic hybrid theories -- 8.1. Pressure moment approach -- 8.2. Current moment approach -- 8.3. Conclusions and discussion
- part V. Conclusions. 9. Concluding remarks