An introduction to special relativity for radiation and plasma physics
A brief introduction to special relativity and light -- An introduction to relativistic kinematics, kinetics and energy -- Relativity and electromagnetic fields -- Electromagnetic wave interactions with plasma and other matter -- Particle motion and radiation in electric and magnetic fields -- Photo...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Cambridge, UK, New York, NY
Cambridge University Press
2023
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | A brief introduction to special relativity and light -- An introduction to relativistic kinematics, kinetics and energy -- Relativity and electromagnetic fields -- Electromagnetic wave interactions with plasma and other matter -- Particle motion and radiation in electric and magnetic fields -- Photon and particle distribution functions -- Radiation emission, absorption and scatter in plasmas -- Collisional processes -- Relativistic optics -- Solutions to selected Exercises. "Aimed at students and researchers in physics and astrophysics, this textbook introduces the topic of special relativity, with an emphasis upon light-matter interaction and light in plasma. Includes discussion of important applications such as high power laser interactions and specialized light sources, such as synchrotrons and free electron lasers"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 309-314 |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 318 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781009236065 978-1-009-23606-5 |