The Statistical Theory of Non-Equilibrium Processes in a Plasma: International Series of Monographs in Natural Philosophy, Vol. 9

Content: OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES IN NATURAL PHILOSOPHY , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Foreword , Pages vii-viii Introduction , Pages ix-xv CHAPTER I - Maxwell Equations for Slow and Fast Processes , Pages 1-45 CHAPTER II - Miscroscopic Equations for a Plasma. Averaging the Microscopic Equations , Pages 46-67 CHAPTER III - Equations with a Self-consistent Field — Vlasov Equations , Pages 68-116 CHAPTER IV - Correlation Functions and Spectral Functions. Kinetic Equations for a Plasma. Landau Equations , Pages 117-192 CHAPTER V - The Kinetic Equations and Expressions for Spectral Functions when the Radiation by Plasma Waves Is Taken into Account , Pages 193-242 Chapter VI - Hydrodynamic Description of Processes in a Plasma , Pages 243-276 References , Pages 277-280 Index , Pages 281-284 The Statistical Theory of Non-equilibrium Processes in a Plasma covers the modern statistical theory of non-equilibrium processes in a plasma by a unified method, proceeding from the microscopic equations. The book discusses Maxwell equations for slow and fast processes; magnetohydrodynamic equations; microscopic equations for a plasma; and equations with a self-consistent field (Vlasov equations). The text then describes correlation and spectral function; kinetic equations for a plasma; and Landau equations. It also examines the kinetic equations and expressions for spectral functions when th ..