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Photon Acceleration in Plasmas

by J. T. Mendonca
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Overview

Photo acceleration has dominated the theoretical plasma physics area in recent years and has found application in all subjects where waves in continuous media are studied - plasma physics, astrophysics, and optics. This theory will provide a modern understanding of photon interaction with matter, helping to develop novel accelerators based on laser-plasma interactions, new radiation sources, and even new models for astrophysical objects.

Written by a major player in the field, this book describes the general theory of photo acceleration, which allows fluid, kinetic, quantum, and classical electrodynamical approaches to be formulated. It includes examples from plasma physics, cosmology, fiber optics, mathematical physics, particle accelerator physics, and radiation physics.

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The theory of photon acceleration has found application in subjects where waves in continuous media are studied, such as plasma physics, astrophysics, and nonlinear optics. Mendonca (physics, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon) presents a description of this theory and related new concepts such as the effective photon mass and the equivalent photon charge or the photon Landau damping. Four different theoretical approaches to photon acceleration are considered: single photon trajectories, photon kinetic theory, classical full wave models, and quantum theory. The concepts of time reflection and time refraction also are introduced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Book Details

Published
December 13, 2000
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Pages
222
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780750307116

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