Introduction to Dusty Plasma Physics [Hardcover]

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.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. This book is an excellent and timely introduction to the fastest developing branch of plasma physics. While the emphasis is on collective processes in dusty plasmas, an area where the authors are leading authorities, the basic processes of dust charging and their physical and dynamical consequences are discussed in considerable detail. The material is well organized and the writing style is lucid. I consider this book essential reading to anyone who desires an authoritative introduction to this fascinating area of research.
- Prof. D.A. Mendis, University of California San Diego, USA

This text presents a timely and pertinent introduction to the new area of dusty plasma physics by one of the major contributors to the field and one of his close collaborators. The book begins by indicating the ubiquity and importance of charged dust in plasma environments. The book then develops the physics of dusty plasmas, with particular emphasis on waves, instabilities, and nonlinear structures. I am sure that this work will stimulate an already rapidly growing area of physics. It will be useful both to experimentalists and theoreticians who wish to acquire a broad and solid introduction to the field of dusty plasmas.
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