Fundamentals of Plasma Physics

Index

action
integral in Lagrangian formalism,
63
in wave-wave coupling, 433
relation to quantum number, 433
action integral, 67
adiabatic invariance
breakdown of, 95
pendulum, 66
adiabatic invariant
general proof for Hamiltonian sys-
tem, 70
J, second adiabatic invariant, 88
mu conservation, 81
relation to quantum number, 68
third adiabatic invariant, 89
adiabatic limit of energy equation, 40
Airy equation, 241
Alfven time, 370
Alfven velocity, 183
Alfven wave, 131
compressional (fast), 134, 136
in parameter space, 196
inertial Alfven wave, 187, 207
shear (slow), 137
two-fluid model, 138
compressional mode, 146
inertial Alfven wave, 144
kinetic Alfven wave, 145
alpha particle, 296
Altar-Appleton-Hartree dispersion
relation, 197
ambipolar diffusion, 18
analytic continuation, 160
antenna, 193
Appleton-Hartree dispersion relation,
197

arc, 290

astrophysical jet, 295

axisymmetry, 280

bad curvature, 305

ballistic term, 415

beam echo, 416

beat waves, 398

Bennett pinch, 275, 295

Bernstein waves, 236

Bessel function model, 358

Bessel relationships, 233

beta, 319

bilinear function, 311

Bohm-Gross wave, 129

Boltzmann relation

difficulties with, 498

in Debye shielding, 7

limitations of, 495

bounded volume, 190

bounding surface, 190

break-even

fusion, 297

break-even, fusion, 296

Brillouin backscatter, 438

Brillouinflow, 460

Brillouin limit, 462

Bromwich contour, 156

Calugareanu theorem, 356

canonical angular momentum, 99

in non-neutral plasma, 464

toroidal confinement, 285

canonical momentum, 259

definition of, 64

cathode emission, 27

caviton, 214, 451

center of mass frame dynamics, 382

528