UID:
almafu_9960943601802883
Format:
1 online resource (xi, 318 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-009-23610-5
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1-009-23607-5
Content:
This textbook introduces the topic of special relativity, with a particular emphasis upon light-matter interaction and the production of light in plasma. The physics of special relativity is intuitively developed and related to the radiative processes of light. The book reviews the underlying theory of special relativity, before extending the discussion to applications frequently encountered by postgraduates and researchers in astrophysics, high power laser interactions and the users of specialized light sources, such as synchrotrons and free electron lasers. A highly pedagogical approach is adopted throughout, and numerous exercises are included within each chapter to reinforce the presentation of key concepts and applications of the material.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2022).
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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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781009236065
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781009236065
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009236072
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