Lectures on non-linear plasma kinetics
By: by Vadim N. Tsytovich
Series: Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas, 1615-5653 -- 17; Springer series on atoms + plasmas -- 17.
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Berlin
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9783642789021
Subjects: Astrophysics; Thermodynamics; Physics; Optical materials
Description: "Lectures on Nonlinear 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, collective laser particle accelerators, controlled thermonuclear research, space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics.