Complex plasmas are dusty plasmas in which the density and
electric charges of the dust grains are sufficiently high to induce
long-range grain-grain interactions, as well as strong absorption
of charged-plasma components. Together with the sources
replenishing the plasma such systems form a highly dissipative
thermodynamically open system that exhibits many features of
collective behaviour generally found in complex systems. Most
notably among them are self-organized patterns such as plasma
crystals, plasma clusters, dust stars and further spectacular new
structures. Beyond their intrinsic scientific interest, the study
of complex plasmas grows in importance in a great variety of
fields, ranging from space-plasma sciences to applied fields such
as plasma processing, thin-film deposition and even the production
of computer chips by plasma etching, in which strongly interacting
clouds of complex plasmas can cause major contamination of the
final product.
Intended as first introductory but comprehensive survey of this
rapidly emerging field, the present book addresses postgraduate
students as well as specialist and nonspecialist researchers with a
general background in either plasma physics, space sciences or the
physics of complex systems.
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