Tsytovich Lectures on Non-linear Plasma Kinetics

1995
ISBN: 978-3-642-78902-1
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 17, 376 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Springer Series in Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics

Lectures on Non-linear Plasma Kinetics is an introduction to modern non-linear plasma physics showing how many of the techniques of modern non-linear physics find applications in plasma physics and how, in turn, the results of this research find applications in astrophysics. Emphasis is given to explaining the physics of nonlinear processes and the radical change of cross-sections by collective effects. The author discusses new nonlinear phenomena involving the excitation of coherent nonlinear structures and the dynamics of their random motions in relation to new self-organization processes. He also gives a detailed description of applications of the general theory to various research fields, including the interaction of powerful radiation with matter, controlled thermonuclear research, etc.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tsytovich, Vadim N.

Weitere Mitwirkende

TerHaar, D.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Non-linear Plasma Kinetics in Modern Physics.- 2. Collective Plasma Oscillations.- 3. Kinetics of Random Collective Excitations. Quasi-linear Interactions.- 4. Fluctuations and Particle Collisions.- 5. General Theory of Non-linear Interactions.- 6. Stimulated Scattering of Waves by Particles.- 7. Plasma Turbulence.- 8. Non-linear Decay Interactions.- 9. Non-linear Modulational Interactions.- 10. Dissipative Structures and Strong Langmuir Turbulence.- 11. Plasma Maser Effect and Adiabatic Invariants in Non-linear Interactions.- 12. Non-linear Interactions of Collective Oscillationsb and Waves with Particle Fluctuations.- 13. Collective Effects in Bremsstrahlung of Plasma Particles.- 14. Some Remarks on Plasma Non-linear Kinetics in External Magnetic Fields. Conclusion.