The interaction of high-power lasers with plasmas /
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| Author / Creator: | Eliezer, Shalom. |
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| Imprint: | Bristol : Institute of Physics Publishing, c2002. |
| Description: | x, 323 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Series in plasma physics |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4748321 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. High Power Lasers, from Nanoseconds to Femtoseconds
- 2. Introduction to Plasma Physics for Electrons and Ions
- 3. The Three Approaches to Plasma Physics
- 4. The Ponderomotive Force
- 5. Laser Absorption and Propagation in Plasma
- 6. Waves in Laser-Produced Plasma
- 7. Laser-Induced Electric Fields in Plasma
- 8. Laser-Induced Magnetic Fields in Plasma
- 9. Thermal Conduction and Heat Waves
- 10. Shock Waves and Rarefaction Waves
- 11. Hydrodynamic Instabilities
- App. A. Maxwell Equations
- App. B. Prefixes
- App. C. Vectors and Matrices
- App. D. A Note on the Maxwell Distribution.
