Advanced space plasma physics

This book builds on the fluid and kinetic theory of equilibria and waves presented in a companion textbook, Basic Space Plasma Physics (by the same authors), but can also serve as a stand-alone text. It extends the field covered there into the domain of plasma instability and nonlinear theory. The book provides a representative selection of the many possible macro- and microinstabilities in a space plasma, from the Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz to electrostatic and electromagnetic kinetic instabilities. Their quasilinear stabilization and nonlinear evolution and their application to space physics problems are treated. The chapters on nonlinear theory include nonlinear waves, weak turbulence and strong turbulence, all presented from the viewpoint of their relevance to space plasma physics. Special topics include auroral particle acceleration, soliton formation and caviton collapse, anomalous transport, and the theory of collisionless shocks. Copyright......Page 1 Preface......Page 2 Contents......Page 4 1 - Introduction......Page 8 2 - Concept of Instability......Page 18 3 - Macroinstabilities......Page 38 4 - Electrostatic Instabilities......Page 76 5 - Electromagnetic Instabilities......Page 110 6 - Drift Instabilities......Page 136 7 - Reconnection......Page 150 8 - Wave-Particle Interaction......Page 182 9 - Weak Wave Turbulence......Page 226 10 - Nonlinear Waves......Page 250 11 - Strong Turbulence......Page 290 12 - Collective Effects......Page 324 Epilogue......Page 382 Introduction -- Concept Of Instability -- Macroinstabilities -- Electrostatic Instabilities -- Electromagnetic Instabilities -- Drift Instabilities -- Reconnection -- Wave-particle Interaction -- Weak Wave Turbulence -- Nonlinear Waves -- Strong Turbulence -- Collective Effects. Rudolf A. Treumann, Wolfgang Baumjohann. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.