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Physical Kinetics

Volume 10

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1981
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: L. P. Pitaevskii, E.M. Lifshitz
  • Language: English

This volume is mainly concerned with a systematic development of the theory of plasmas, the authority being firmly rooted in the pioneering work of Landau. Corresponding results… Read more

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Description

This volume is mainly concerned with a systematic development of the theory of plasmas, the authority being firmly rooted in the pioneering work of Landau. Corresponding results are also given for partially ionized plasmas, relativistic plasmas, degenerate or non-ideal plasmas and solid state plasmas.

Readership

For final year undergraduates, postgraduates, research workers in theoretical physics and physics.

Table of contents

Kinetic theory of gases; Collisionless plasmas; Plasmas in magnetic fields; Instability theory; Insulators; Quantum liquids; Metals; Superconductors; Index.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 1981
  • Language: English

About the author

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L. P. Pitaevskii

Affiliations and expertise
Institute for Physical Problems, USSR Academy of Sciences, Moscow, USSR

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