Lectures on Non-linear Plasma Kinetics
Lectures on Non-linear Plasma Kinetics

Author: Vadim N. Tsytovich

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 3642789021

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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.

Elementary Physics of Complex Plasmas
Elementary Physics of Complex Plasmas

Author: V.N. Tsytovich

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-12-05

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 3540290001

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Complex plasmas are dusty plasmas in which the density and electric charges of the dust grains are sufficiently high to induce long-range grain-grain interactions, as well as strong absorption of charged-plasma components. Together with the sources replenishing the plasma such systems form a highly dissipative thermodynamically open system that exhibits many features of collective behaviour generally found in complex systems. Most notably among them are self-organized patterns such as plasma crystals, plasma clusters, dust stars and further spectacular new structures. Beyond their intrinsic scientific interest, the study of complex plasmas grows in importance in a great variety of fields, ranging from space-plasma sciences to applied fields such as plasma processing, thin-film deposition and even the production of computer chips by plasma etching, in which strongly interacting clouds of complex plasmas can cause major contamination of the final product. Intended as first introductory but comprehensive survey of this rapidly emerging field, the present book addresses postgraduate students as well as specialist and nonspecialist researchers with a general background in either plasma physics, space sciences or the physics of complex systems.

Lecture Notes on Turbulence and Coherent Structures in Fluids, Plasmas and Nonlinear Media
Lecture Notes on Turbulence and Coherent Structures in Fluids, Plasmas and Nonlinear Media

Author: Michael Shats

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 9812566988

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This book is based on the lectures delivered at the 19th Canberra International Physics Summer School held at the Australian National University in Canberra (Australia) in January 2006.The problem of turbulence and coherent structures is of key importance in many fields of science and engineering. It is an area which is vigorously researched across a diverse range of disciplines such as theoretical physics, oceanography, atmospheric science, magnetically confined plasma, nonlinear optics, etc. Modern studies in turbulence and coherent structures are based on a variety of theoretical concepts, numerical simulation techniques and experimental methods, which cannot be reviewed effectively by a single expert.The main goal of these lecture notes is to introduce state-of-the-art turbulence research in a variety of approaches (theoretical, numerical simulations and experiments) and applications (fluids, plasmas, geophysics, nonlinear optical media) by several experts. A smooth introduction is presented to readers who are not familiar with the field, while reviewing the most recent advances in the area. This collection of lectures will provide a useful review for both postgraduate students and researchers new to the advancements in this field, as well as specialists seeking to expand their knowledge across different areas of turbulence research.

Atom Optics
Atom Optics

Author: Pierre Meystre

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2001-09-21

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780387952741

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Quantum mechanics does away with the distinction between particles and waves, and one of the more interesting implications of the wave/particle duality - the discovery that atoms may be manipulated in ways analogous to the manipulation of light with lenses and mirrors - has formed the basis for the relatively new field of atom optics. Pierre Meystre's Atom Optics is the first book entirely devoted to this exciting area of research. Reference links to the leading journals in the field, links to research sites, graphics, and updates can be found online.

Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion
Plasma-Material Interaction in Controlled Fusion

Author: Dirk Naujoks

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-08-25

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 3540321497

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This book deals with the specific contact between the fourth state of matter, i.e. plasma, and the first state of matter, i.e. a solid wall, in controlled fusion experiments. A comprehensive analysis of the main processes of plasma-surface interaction is given together with an assessment of the most critical questions within the context of general criteria and operation limits. It also contains a survey on other important aspects in nuclear fusion.

Turbulent Particle-Laden Gas Flows
Turbulent Particle-Laden Gas Flows

Author: Aleksei Y. Varaksin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-07-05

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 3540680543

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This book presents results of experimental and theoretical studies of "gas-solid particles" turbulent two-phase flows. It analyzes the characteristics of heterogeneous flows in channels (pipes), as well as those in the vicinity of the critical points of bodies subjected to flow and in the boundary layer developing on their surface. Coverage also treats in detail problems of physical simulation of turbulent gas flows which carry solid particles.

Phase Transitions of Simple Systems
Phase Transitions of Simple Systems

Author: Boris M. Smirnov

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-10-24

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 3540715142

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This monograph develops a unified microscopic basis for phases and phase changes of bulk matter and small systems, based on classical physics. It describes the thermodynamics of ensembles of particles and explains phase transition in gaseous and liquid systems. The origins are derived from simple but physically relevant models of how transitions occur between rigid and fluid states, of how phase equilibria arise, and how they differ for small and large systems.

Relativistic Quantum Theory of Atoms and Molecules
Relativistic Quantum Theory of Atoms and Molecules

Author: Ian P Grant

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-04-15

Total Pages: 813

ISBN-13: 0387350691

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This book is intended for physicists and chemists who need to understand the theory of atomic and molecular structure and processes, and who wish to apply the theory to practical problems. As far as practicable, the book provides a self-contained account of the theory of relativistic atomic and molecular structure, based on the accepted formalism of bound-state Quantum Electrodynamics. The author was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 1992.

Quantum Squeezing
Quantum Squeezing

Author: Peter D. Drummond

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2004-01-22

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9783540659891

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The subject of this book is the new field of squeezing in quantum fields. This general area includes all types of systems in which quantum fluctuations are reduced below those in the normal vacuum state. The book covers the main currently known techniques of generating squeezed photon fields, together with some treatment of matter field squeezing. Both theory and experiments are covered, together with applications to communications and measurement. The chapters of the book are written by the foremost international experts in the field, and their coverage extends from general introductory material, to the most recent developments.

Excitation of Atoms and Broadening of Spectral Lines
Excitation of Atoms and Broadening of Spectral Lines

Author: Igor I. Sobel'man

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 364257825X

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A survey of elementary processes and mechanisms, presenting useful and relatively simple methods of approximation for calculating the effective cross sections, giving a number of approximate formulas. Extensive tables list cross sections and rate coefficients for various atoms and elementary processes. For this second edition several sections and formulas have been substantially revised, the tables recalculated using the updated version of ATOM and recent progress in the field has been added.