A Plasma Formulary for Physics, Technology and Astrophysics

BASIC PHYSICAL DATA
Basic Physical Units ? Maxwell's Electromagnetic Equations ? Special Relativity ? Physical Constants ? Dimensional Analysis ? Ionization Energies of Gas-Phase Molecules ? Characteristic Parameters for Typical Plasmas
BASIC PLASMA PARAMETERS
Notation ? Natural Timescales ? Natural Scalelengths ? Natural Speeds ? Miscellaneous Parameters ? Non-Dimensional Parameters
DISCHARGE PLASMAS AND ELEMENTARY PROCESSES
Notation ? Plasma Sheath ? Double-Layer ? Diffusion Parameters ? Ionization Equilibrium
RADIATION
Notation ? Radiation from a Moving Point Charge ? Cyclotron and Synchrotron Radiation ? Bremsstrahlung ? Radiation Scattering
KINETIC THEORY
Notation ? Fundamentals ? Boltzmann Equation ? Maxwellian Distribution ? Vlasov Description ? Collisional Modelling ? Driven Systems
PLASMA TRANSPORT
Notation ? Basic Definitions ? Binary Collisions ? Particle Dynamics ? Transport Coefficients
PLASMA WAVES
Notation ? Waves in Cold Plasmas ? Fluid Plasmas ? Waves in Hot Plasmas
FLOWS
Notation ? Fundamental Results ? Hydromagnetic Flows ? Solar Wind ? Neutral Gas/Magnetized Plasma Flows ? Beams ? Hydromagnetic Shocks ? Ion-Acoustic Shock
EQUILIBRIA AND INSTABILITIES
Notation ? General Considerations ? Fluid Equilibria ? Fluid Instabilities ? Kinetic Instabilities
MATHEMATICS
Vector Algebra ? Vector Calculus ? Integral Theorems ? Matrices ? Eigenfunctions of the Curl Operator ? Wave Scattering ? Plasma Dispersion Function