Preface |
Introduction / 1: |
Plasma as the fourth state of matter / 1.1: |
Plasmas and magnetic fields / 1.2: |
Why plasma physics / 1.3: |
Aim of the course / 1.4: |
Basic plasma properties / 2: |
Elements of plasma kinetic theory / 2.1: |
Plasma oscillations: the plasma frequency / 2.2: |
The Debye shielding length / 2.3: |
Charge neutrality again / 2.4: |
Weakly coupled plasmas / 2.5: |
Damping of plasma oscillations / 2.6: |
Collisions / 2.7: |
Larmor frequency and Larmor radius / 2.8: |
Recapitulation / 2.9: |
Problems / 2.10: |
Fluid equations for mass, momentum and energy / 3: |
Multi-fluid theory / 3.1: |
Two-fluid theory / 3.2: |
Single-fluid equations / 3.3: |
Magnetohydrodynamics / 3.4: |
Generalized Ohm's law / 4.1: |
The MHD approximation of Ohm's law / 4.2: |
The pre-Maxwell equations / 4.3: |
Equations of Ideal and resistive MHD / 4.4: |
The induction equation and conservation of magnetic flux / 4.5: |
The diffusive limit of the induction equation / 4.6: |
Magnetic field lines / 4.7: |
The Lorentz force / 4.8: |
Basic MHD dynamics / 4.9: |
Linear motions superimposed on a static equilibrium / 5.1: |
Waves of a uniform plasma of infinite extent / 5.2: |
Sound waves / 5.3: |
Alfven waves / 5.4: |
Alfven waves and slow waves / 5.5: |
Alfven waves and magnetosonic waves / 5.6: |
The solar wind / 5.7: |
Overview of observations / 6.1: |
Alternatives to the energy equation / 6.2: |
Static models / 6.3: |
de Laval nozzle / 6.4: |
Parker's isothermal solution for a thermally driven wind / 6.5: |
Rotating thermally driven wind / 6.6: |
Rotating magnetized thermally driven wind / 6.7: |
Preface |
Introduction / 1: |
Plasma as the fourth state of matter / 1.1: |