The Fourth State of Matter An Introduction to Plasma Science 2nd ed.pdf

The Fourth State of Matter

An Introduction to Plasma Science

Second Edition

Shalom Eliezer

Plasma Physics Department

Soreq Nuclear Research Center

Yavne, Israel

and

Yaffa Eliezer

Weizmann Institute of Science

Rehovot, Israel

Institute of Physics Publishing

Bristol and Philadelphia

IOP Publishing Ltd 2001

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ISBN 0 7503 0740 4

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First edition 1989

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