CONTENTS -- Preface -- A Hypothesis of the Magnetostatic Turbulence and its Implications for Astrophysics D. D. Ryutov and B. A. Remington -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Existence of magnetostatic turbulence -- 3. Possible mechanisms generating magnetostatic turbulence -- 4. Dissipation of the magnetostatic turbulence -- 5. Large-scale motions on the background of the magnetostatic turbulence -- 6. Discussion -- References -- Coherent Structures and Turbulence in Electron Plasmas M. Rom e, G. Bettega, F. Cavaliere, F. de Luca, A. Illiberi and R. Pozzoli -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Trapped plasma -- 3. Beam reflected by a potential barrier -- 3.1. Experimental results -- 3.2. Numerical simulations -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Self-Organization of Non-Linear Vortices in Plasma Lens for Ion-Beam-Focusing in Crossed Radial Electrical and Longitudinal Magnetic Fields V. Maslov, I. Onishchenko and A. Goncharov -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Joint Development of Two Instabilities -- 3. Spatial Structure of Vortexes -- 4. Nonlinear Dynamics of Vortices -- References -- Collective Processes at Kinetic Levels in Dusty Plasmas P. K. Shukla and B. Eliasson -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Dust ion-acoustic waves -- 3. Experimental observations of DIA shocks -- 4. Langmuir envelope solitons -- 5. Surface dust vortices and zonal flows -- 6. Summary -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Magnetic Field Generation in Anisotropic Relativistic Plasma Regimes F. Pegoraro, F. Califano and D. del Sarto -- 1. Magnetic fields in plasmas -- 2. Laboratory relativistic plasmas -- 3. Linear dispersion relation -- 4. 3-D structure of the magnetic eld generated by two inhomogeneous counterstreaming beams -- 5. Conclusions -- References.

Generation and Observation of Coherent, Long-Lived Structures in a Laser-Plasma Channel T. V. Liseykina, F. Ceccherini, F. Cornolti, E. Yu. Echkina, A. Macchi, F. Pegoraro, M. Borghesi, S. Kar, L. Romagnani, S. V. Bulanov, O. Willi and W. Galimberti -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental setup and simulation approach -- 3. Channeling in underdense plasma -- 4. Structure formation -- 5. Conclusion -- 6. Acknowledgments -- References -- Theoretical Resolution of Magnetic Reconnection in High Energy Plasmas B. Coppi -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Micro-reconnecting Modes and Their Role -- 3. Mesoscopic Mode and Relevant Electron Thermal Energy Balance Equation -- 4. Electron and Total Momentum Conservation Equations -- 5. Innermost Asymptotic Region Acknowledgments -- 6. Solution for the Innermost Region -- 7. Asymptotic Matching and Growth Rates -- 8. Relevant Comments -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Power of Being Flat: Conformal Invariance in Two-Dimensional Turbulence A. Celani -- References -- Stochastic Resonance: From Climate to Biology R. Benzi -- 1. The mechanism of stochastic resonance in climate theory -- 2. Stochastic resonance in complex systems -- 3. Conclusions -- References -- Energy-Enstrophy Theory for Coupled Fluid/Rotating Sphere System{Exact Solutions for Super-Rotations C. C. Lim -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Coupled Barotropic Fluid - Rotating Sphere Model -- 3. Heisenberg-Ising Model -- 4. Solution of the Spherical Model -- 4.1. Restricted partition function and non-ergodic modes -- 4.2. Planck's theorem, saddle points and the thermodynamic limit -- References -- Thermophoretic Convection of Silica Nanoparticles A. Vailati, R. Cerbino, S. Mazzoni, F. Giavazzi and M. Giglio -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The sample and the experimental setup -- 2.1. The choice of the sample -- 2.2. The optical technique -- 2.3. The experimental setup.

3. Experimental results -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Fluctuations and Pattern Formation in Fluids with Competing Interactions A. Imperio, D. Pini and L. Reatto -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bidimensional pattern formation -- 3. The weak long-range repulsion regime -- 4. Conclusions and outlooks -- References -- Alternatives and Paradoxes in Rotational and Gravitational Instabilities J. P. Goedbloed -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Transonic MHD ows -- 3. Gravitational instabilities -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Poynting Jets and MHD Winds from Rapidly Rotating Magnetized Stars R. V. E. Lovelace, M. M. Romanova, G. V. Ustyugova and A. V. Koldoba -- 1. Introduction -- 2. MHD Simulations -- 3. Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Turbulence and Transport in Astrophysical Accretion Disks J. M. Stone -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Numerical Methods -- 3. Hydrodynamical Turbulence -- 4. MHD Turbulence -- 5. Laboratory Experiments -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Gravitational Instabilities in Gaseous Discs and the Formation of Supermassive Black Hole Seeds at High Redshifts G. Lodato -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Fragmentation vs. spiral structure -- 2.1. Conditions for fragmentation -- 2.2. Angular momentum transport via spiral waves -- 3. Gravitational instabilities at work: the formation of seed massive black holes at high z -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Fine Structure and Dynamics of Sunspot Penumbra M. Ryutova, T. Berger and A. Title -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Observations -- 3. The Mechanism -- 4. Summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Phase Mixing in Mond L. Ciotti, C. Nipoti and P. Londrillo -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The N-body code and the numerical simulations -- 3. Results -- 3.1. Structure and kinematics of the collapse end-products -- 3.2. Phase-space properties -- 4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References.

MHD Simulations of Jet Acceleration: The role of Disk Resistivity G. Bodo, C. Zanni, A. Ferrari and S. Massaglia -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The numerical model -- 3. Results -- 4. Summary and conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Hamiltonian Structure of a Collisionless Reconnection Model Valid for High and Low Plasmas E. Tassi, P. J. Morrison and D. Grasso -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Model equations -- 3. Hamiltonian formulation -- 4. Casimir invariants -- 5. Equilibria -- 6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Non Locality of Collective E ects Related to Dynamical Friction in Elliptical Galaxies S. E. Arena and G. Bertin -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Models, code, and units -- 3. Dynamical friction in galaxy models with di erent density concentration and pressure anisotropy -- 3.1. Orbital decay -- 3.2. Coulomb logarithm -- 3.3. Circularization of the orbit -- 3.4. Collective effects related to dynamical friction -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Evolution of a Satellite Dragged in by Dynamical Friction Towards the Center of a Galaxy S. E. Arena, G. Bertin and T. Liseykina -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Models, code, and units -- 3. Evolution of the structure of the satellite -- 3.1. Tidal tails -- 3.2. Center of mass -- 3.3. The internal structure of the satellite -- 4. Conclusions -- References -- Investigation of Free Decaying Turbulence in a Trapped Pure Electron Plasma G. Bettega, D. Beretta, F. Cavaliere, F. de Luca, A. Illiberi, R. Pozzoli, M. Rom e and M. Cavenago -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Experimental apparatus and trap operation -- 3. Experiments and data analysis -- 4. Discussion -- References -- Structures of Charge Sheaths and Transition Layers in Ion Sources M. Cavenago -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Model equations and scaling -- 3. Numerical stability and results -- References.

Generation of Plasma Perturbations Under Collisionless Interaction of Super-Alfv enic Flows G. Dudnikova, T. Liseykina and K. Vshivkov -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic equations and numerical model -- 3. Formulation of the problems -- 4. Results of the simulations -- References -- Program Package for 3D Pic Model of Plasma Fiber P. Kulh anek and D. B re n -- 1. Introduction - PIC implementation -- 2. PIC package add-ins -- 3. Plasma structures in our PIC code -- 4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- A Stochastic Approach to Generalized Quantum Dynamics with Collective Long-Range Forces A. Lavagno -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Generalized Schr odinger equation -- 3. Conclusion -- References -- Filling of Electrostatic Plasma Lens for Ion-Beam-Focusing by Electrons Against Direction of Electric Field Due to Non-Linear Vortex Behavior V. Maslov -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Filling of the near axis region of the high-current plasma lens by electrons, initially neutralizing the ion beam -- 3. Filling of the plasma lens volume by the electrons from the central electrode due to vortex behavior -- References -- Thermal Barrier Formation for Plasma Electrons and Ions in Kind of Connected Solitary Dip and Hump of Electric Potential Near ECR Points in Cylindrical Trap V. Maslov, S. Barchuk, A. Egorov, I. Onishchenko and M. Yu -- 1. Thermal Barrier Formation for Plasma Electrons in ECR Point -- 2. Barrier Formation for Plasma Ions in Kind of Electric Potential Hump near ECR Point -- References -- Excitation of Solitary Wake-Field by Relativistic Electron Bunch and Laser Pulse V. Maslov, A. Egorov and I. Onishchenko -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Properties of a Solitary Forerunner-Field, Propagating with Light Velocity -- 3. Properties of a Solitary Wake-Field -- 4. Excitation of a Solitary Perturbations by an Electron Bunches -- References.

Enhancement of Ion Beam Charge States by Electron Vortices in a Plasma Optical Device V. Maslov, A. Goncharov and I. Brown.