Introduction to Dusty Plasma Physics

P.K Shukla, A.A Mamun075030653X, 9780750306539, 9781420034103

Introduction to Dusty Plasma Physics contains a detailed description of the occurrence of dusty plasmas in our Solar System, the Earth’s mesosphere, and in laboratory discharges. The book illustrates numerous mechanisms for charging dust particles and provides studies of the grain dynamics under the influence of forces that are common in dusty plasma environments.

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Table of contents :
Contents……Page 6
Preface……Page 12
1. Introduction……Page 16
2. Dust Charging Processes……Page 51
3. Dynamics of Dust Grains……Page 85
4. Linear Waves……Page 108
5. Instabilities……Page 153
6. Elongated Dust Grains……Page 185
7. Nonlinear Structures……Page 210
8. Dust Crystals……Page 243
References……Page 273
Index……Page 281