Reaction-diffusion problems in the physics of hot plasmas / Hans Wilhelmsson, Enzo Lazzaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilhelmsson, Hans, author.

Contributor:

Lazzaro, Enzo.

Series:

Series in plasma physics.

Series in plasma physics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

High temperature plasmas.

Plasma (Ionized gases).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Institute of Physics Pub., 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The physics of hot plasmas is of great importance for describing many phenomena in the Universe and is fundamental for the prospect of future fusion energy production on Earth. Non-trivial results of nonlinear electromagnetic effects in plasmas include the self-organization an self-formation in the plasma of structures compact in time and space. These are the consequences of competing processes of nonlinear interactions and can be best described using reaction-diffusion equations. This book is focussed on paradigmatic problems of a reaction-diffusion type met in many branches of science and co

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Concept of TIme Scale; 2. Description of Continuous Media; 3. Modelling a System with a Finite Number of Variables; 4. General Procedure of Central Expansion for Reaction-Diffusion Equations; 5. Phase Space Analysis; 6. Models for Coupled Evolutino of Temperature and Density in a Fusion Heat Pinch; 7. Phenomema in Resistive Magnetohydrodynamics; 8. Coherent Non-linear Interaction of Waves in Plasmas; 9. Non-linear Coupling of Magnetohydrodynamic Resistive Modes; 10. Non-linear Heat Propagation Phenomena; 11. Concluding Remarks; Appendix

Glossary and Symbols Used

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-429-14836-4

1-280-65039-7

9786610650392

1-4200-3358-1

9780429148361

OCLC:

171128371