Waves in Plasmas / Edition 1

by Thomas H. Stix, T. H. Stix

Overview

"Blurb & Contents" "The reader is treated to constantly refreshing and engaging commentary and opinion that always informs....As she depicts them, the problems of the universe are always fascinating and, most of all, they are alive and compelling." David DeVorkin, Sky & Telescope Virginia Trimble offers readers a fascinating and accessible tour of the stars. An astronomer with shared appointments in California and Maryland, the author ranges over a large portion of the universe as she discusses the search for life on other planets, how galaxies form, why stars explode and die, and the nature of the elusive dark matter in the universe. She also explains the astronomical significance of Cheeps' pyramid and leads the reader through scientific speculation about what and when the Star of Bethlehem might have been. Throughout, Trimble points to the exciting unanswered questions that still perplex the field and considers the formidable tasks to be faced by the next generation of young astronomers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780883188590
Publisher:	American Inst. of Physics
Publication date:	12/01/1992
Edition description:	1992
Pages:	566
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

Editorial Reviews

This complete revision of the 1962 standard textbook The Theory of Plasma Waves is almost twice the length, offering coverage that includes quasilinear diffusion, rf heating, two-level phase mixing, superadiabaticity, ultrashort-wavelength modes, drift waves, effects of weak collisions, mode conversion, absolute and convective instability, Lighthill's theorem, resonance cones, radiation transfer. Includes problems at the end of each chapter and a 16-page bibliography. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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