Description:
A vital text that collates a wealth of previously dispersed material on the derivation and analysis of fluid models in plasma physics, this stimulating introduction to the topic deploys rigorous asymptotic analysis to justify classical physical approximations.
Review Quotes:
From the book reviews:
"This work is an important bridge between mathematical rigor and practical application, useful for research and simulation experts needing to reevaluate their PDE analyses and assumptions for complex plasma systems. Applied mathematicians will also find this work to be a stimulating introduction to the riches of plasma physics, including the open problems discussed. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals/practitioners." (T. Eastman, Choice, Vol. 52 (3), November, 2014)