Plasma physics for astrophysics - Kulsrud, R. M. (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2005)
Foreword / John N. Bahcall -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Particle motions -- Ch. 3. Magnetohydrodynamics -- Ch. 4. Conservation relations -- Ch. 5. MHD waves -- Ch. 6. Nonlinear steepening and shocks -- Ch. 7. The energy principle and instabilities -- Ch. 8. Collisions and the Braginski equations -- Ch. 9. Collisionless plasmas -- Ch. 10. Collisionless plasmas : thermal effects -- Ch. 11. Nonlinear phenomena -- Ch. 12. Cosmic rays -- Ch. 13. Astrophysical dynamos -- Ch. 14. Magnetic reconnection.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Plasma astrophysics