Elementary physics of complex plasmas
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Elementary physics of complex plasmas
zbMATH Open document ID: 1151.82001
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-29003-2
author: Vadim N. Tsytovich
author: Gregory E. Morfill
author: Sergey Vladimirovich Vladimirov
author: Hubertus M. Thomas
published in: Lecture Notes in Physics
publication date: 2008-10-07T00:00:00Z
full work available at URL: http://cds.cern.ch/record/1105907
review text: This book offers a state-of-the-art in research and scientific achievements in a relatively new, now rapidly developing field of complex plasma media. These are systems of electrons, ions and neutral atoms, and other charged grains, also called dust particles, having practically arbitrary masses and charges. Such complex plasmas have been known to exist in space but in recent times, they are becoming object of investigation in numerous experiments in laboratories and even more, they are gaining importance in various applications in modern technologies. The book begins with an introductory chapter on essential properties of complex plasmas and the physics needed to explain the phenomena one encounters in such media in laboratory experiments and in the nature. This includes problems of strong couplings, long-range collective interactions, and plasma condensations and self-organizations in complex plasmas. The next chapter is devoted to discussions on the importance of complex plasmas in future practical applications such as computer technologies, new materials, and energy production. Here, the authors analyze the role of complex plasmas in various environmental problems and phenomena including the global warming. The third chapter deals with elementary physical processes ocurring in complex plasmas composed of electrons, ions and various types of charged grain particles. This includes charging mechanisms of grains, electric field screening, and forces acting on grains. The relevant collective effects in complex plasmas are thoroughly described in the next chapter. Here we find analyses of collective linear modes, instabilities, and modes induced by fast particles, and collective pair interactions in fluctuations. This chapter also contains relevant experimental facts and data as well as remaining problems yet to be solved. The fifth chapter is on micro-particle collective and non-collective pair interactions. Starting from general properties of such interactions, the …
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 82-01
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 82D10
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 76X05
zbMATH DE Number: 5349319
zbMATH Keywords: complex plasma
zbMATH Keywords: dusty plasma
zbMATH Keywords: plasma condensation
zbMATH Keywords: plasma crystals
zbMATH Keywords: plasma clusters
zbMATH Keywords: plasma instabilities
MaRDI profile type: Publication
OpenAlex ID: W1569763315
description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5349319