PHYSICS OF PLASMAS CLOSE TO THERMONUCLEAR CONDITIONS

By JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ

PART I INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION PART II GENERAL THEORETICAL FORMALISM 2 CHARGED PARTICLE MOTION IN AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD 3 LAGRANGIAN AND HAMILTONIAN THEORIES OF GUIDING CENTER MOTION 4 DRIFT KINETIC THEORY 5 GYROKINETIC THEORY 6 VARIATIONAL THEORIES IN THE GUIDING CENTER DESCRIPTION PART III APPLICATIONS: STABILITY ANALYSES 7 FUNDAMENTALS OF KINETIC ANALYSIS OF PLASMA OSCILLATIONS 8 ELECTROSTATIC MODES 9 ELECTROMAGNETIC MODES 10 ENERGETIC PARTICLE THEORY PART IV CONCLUDING REMARKS 11 THE BEAUTY AND SIMPLICITY IN CONTROLLED FUSION RESEARCH