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Preface 1

1 Introduction

1.1 Micro- vs macro-

1.2 The kinetic equation

1.3 The Vlasov equation

1.4 Definitions

1.5 Fluctuations, waves and instabilities

References

2 Electrostatic waves in uniform plasmas

2.1 Zeroth-order distributions: the Maxwellian

2.2 Electrostatic waves in unmagnetized plasmas

2.2.1 Electron plasma waves

2.2.2 Ion acoustic waves

2.2.3 Two electron components: ion acoustic and electron acoustic waves

2.3 Electrostatic waves in magnetized plasmas

2.3.1 Oblique propagation: ion acoustic and ion cyclotron waves

2.3.2 Perpendicular propagation: ion Bernstein modes

2.4 Summary

References

3 Electrostatic component/component instabilities in uniform plasmas

3.1 Zeroth-order distributions: free energy sources

3.2 Electrostatic component/component instabilities in unmagnetized plasmas

3.2.1 Electron/ion instabilities

3.2.2 High frequency electron/electron instabilities

3.2.3 The electron/electron acoustic instability

3.2.4 Ion/ion acoustic instability

3.3 Electrostatic component/component instabilities in magnetized plasmas

3.3.1 The electron/ion cyclotron instability

3.3.2 The ion/ion cyclotron instability

3.3.3 Applications of electrostatic ion cyclotron instabilities

3.4 Summary

References

4 Electrostatic drift instabilities in inhomogeneous plasmas

4.1 Density drift instabilities

4.1.1 The universal drift instability

4.1.2 Ion cyclotron and lower hybrid drift instabilities

4.1.3 Applications of density drift instabilities

4.2 Density drift instabilities in accelerated plasmas

4.2.1 Interchange instabilities

4.2.2 The lower hybrid drift instability: acceleration effects

4.2.3 Applications: the accelerated lower hybrid drift instability

4.3 Temperature gradients and drift instabilties

References

5 Electromagnetic fluctuations in uniform plasmas

5.1 The electromagnetic dispersion equation

5.1.1 kxBo^0

5.1.2 kxBo = 0

5.2 Identifiers of electromagnetic fluctuations

5.2.1 Polarization

5.2.2 Correlation functions

5.2.3 Transport ratios

References

6 Electromagnetic waves in uniform plasmas

6.1 The electromagnetic dispersion equation

6.1.1 kxBo^0

6.1.2 k x Bo = 0

6.2 Electromagnetic waves

6.2.1 Low frequency waves

6.2.2 Waves near the ion cyclotron frequency

6.2.3 Waves between the ion and electron cyclotron frequencies

6.2.4 Waves above the electron cyclotron frequency

6.3 Summary

References

7 Electromagnetic temperature anisotropy instabilities in uniform plasmas

7.1 The electromagnetic dispersion equation

7.1.1 kxBo^0

7.1.2 k xB0 = 0

7.2 Electromagnetic ion temperature anisotropy instabilities

7.2.1 The proton firehose instability

7.2.2 The proton cyclotron anisotropy instability

7.2.3 The mirror instability

7.2.4 Transport ratios for T±p > Ty instabilities

7.2.5 Applications of T±p > T\\p instabilities

7.3 Electromagnetic electron temperature anisotropy instabilities

7.3.1 The electron firehose instability

7.3.2 The whistler anisotropy instability

7.3.3 Applications of T±e > T\\e instabilities

7.4 Summary

References

8 Electromagnetic component/component instabilities in uniform plasmas

8.1 The electromagnetic dispersion equation

8.1.1 kxBo^0

8.1.2 k x Bo = 0

8.2 Electromagnetic ion/ion instabilities

8.2.1 The ion/ion right-hand resonant instability

8.2.2 The ion/ion left-hand resonant instability

8.2.3 The ion/ion nonresonant instability

8.2.4 Transport ratios for ion/ion instabilities

8.2.5 Applications of ion/ion instabilities

8.3 Electromagnetic electron/electron instabilities

8.3.1 The whistler heat flux instability

8.3.2 Applications of electron/electron instabilities

8.4 Electromagnetic electron/ion instabilities

8.5 Electrostatic ion/ion instabilities: electromagnetic effects

8.6 Summary

References

Appendix A The plasma dispersion function

Appendix B Unperturbed orbits

Appendix C Integral evaluation

Index of symbols

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