Plasma Physics

  1. Plasma Waves and Oscillations
    1. Linear Wave Theory
      1. Linearization Procedure
        1. Normal Mode Analysis
          1. Dispersion Relations
            1. Wave Energy and Energy Flow
            2. Waves in Unmagnetized Plasmas
              1. Electrostatic Oscillations
                1. Electron Plasma Waves
                  1. Langmuir Waves
                    1. Bohm-Gross Dispersion
                      1. Thermal Effects
                      2. Ion Acoustic Waves
                        1. Dispersion Relation
                          1. Damping Conditions
                            1. Sound Speed
                          2. Electromagnetic Waves
                            1. Transverse Wave Propagation
                              1. Plasma Cutoff Frequency
                                1. Skin Depth
                                  1. Wave Penetration
                                2. Waves in Magnetized Plasmas
                                  1. Cold Plasma Approximation
                                    1. Dielectric Tensor
                                      1. Appleton-Hartree Equation
                                        1. Refractive Index
                                        2. Parallel Propagation
                                          1. Right-Hand Circular Polarization
                                            1. Whistler Waves
                                              1. Helicon Waves
                                              2. Left-Hand Circular Polarization
                                                1. Ion Cyclotron Waves
                                              3. Perpendicular Propagation
                                                1. Ordinary Mode
                                                  1. Extraordinary Mode
                                                    1. Upper Hybrid Resonance
                                                      1. Lower Hybrid Resonance
                                                      2. Oblique Propagation
                                                        1. General Dispersion Relation
                                                          1. Wave Polarization
                                                        2. Low-Frequency MHD Waves
                                                          1. Alfvén Waves
                                                            1. Shear Alfvén Waves
                                                              1. Compressional Alfvén Waves
                                                                1. Kinetic Alfvén Waves
                                                                2. Magnetosonic Waves
                                                                  1. Fast Magnetosonic Mode
                                                                    1. Slow Magnetosonic Mode
                                                                      1. Wave Speeds and Polarization
                                                                    2. Wave-Particle Interactions
                                                                      1. Landau Damping
                                                                        1. Physical Mechanism
                                                                          1. Mathematical Treatment
                                                                            1. Plasma Dispersion Function
                                                                            2. Cyclotron Damping
                                                                              1. Resonance Condition
                                                                                1. Harmonic Resonances
                                                                                2. Transit-Time Damping
                                                                                  1. Wave Growth and Instability

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                                                                                7. Plasma Equilibrium