The book deals with the propagation and absorption of high frequency waves in plasmas (hot, fully ionized gases). Research in this field is very active in controlled fusion research, i.e. the quest for energy from nuclear reactions similar to those going on within the sun, and in astrophysics, i.e. the study of space plasmas in the earth ionosphere, stars, and galaxies. The text collects in a structured and self-contained way the basic knowledge on the broad and varied behaviour of plasma waves, adopting the microscopic kinetic description of the plasma as unifying principle. The internal coherence of the theory is explicity stressed, and very interesting physical phenomena peculiar to plasmas, such as collisionless damping of waves, the development of stochasticity in the interactions of charged particles with electromagnetic waves, and nonlinear interactions between waves, are discussed in detail. The most common and useful approximations used in solving practical problems are derived as special cases from the more general kinetic approach, thereby clarifying their meaning and domain of applicability. This exposition should be useful to plasma physicists both as an introduction and a reference to this field of research. Because of its multi-disciplinary aspects it might also be of interest to people specializing in kinetic theory, classical electromagnetism, or classical mechanics, as a nontrivial example of application of the methods of these fields to the unconventional plasma medium.
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Deals with the propagation and absorption of high frequency waves in plasmas (hot fully ionized gases), a subject on which work is very active in controlled fusion research and in astrophysics. This book could therefore be useful as a source for courses on electromagnetism or classical kinetic theory at a medium to advanced level.
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Preface ; Index ; Introduction ; 1. Plasma Electrodynamics ; 2. Elementary plasma kinetic theory ; 3. The hot plasma dielectric tensor ; 4. Waves in cold plasma ; 5. Waves in hot plasma ; 6. The electrostatic and fluid approximations ; 7. Linear wave-particle interactions ; 8. Collisionless stochacity ; 9. Quasilinear theory and current drive ; 10. Nonlinear effects associated with H.F. Heating
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This well organised text on hot plasma theory is written for fusion physicists researching high frequency heating and current drive.
This book presents an up to date major contriubtion to the field of plasma waves and is a 'must' on the shelves of active researchers as well as advanced graduate studentsr `...this book will be a useful addition to [the] literature, and...[it] will be a valuable source or supplementary text for anybody who needs to understand these topics in detail, at the graduate level.' Observatory Magazine, Vol 118, no 1147, December 1998
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ISBN
9780198559566
Publisert
1998
Utgiver
Vendor
Clarendon Press
Vekt
1084 gr
Høyde
242 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
40 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
654

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