High temperature plasmas : theory and mathematical tools for laser and fusion plasmas / / Karl-Heinz Spatschek

• Autore: Spatschek Karl-Heinz
• Pubblicazione: Weinheim, Germany : , : WILEY-VCH Verlag, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1150 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.44
• Soggetto topico: High temperature plasmas
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title page; Title page; Copyright page; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1.1 Quasineutrality and Debye Shielding; 1.2 Degree of Ionization; 1.3 Characteristic Parameters; 1.4 Individual and Collective Effects; 1.5 Fusion Processes; Chapter 2: Single Particle Motion; 2.1 Heuristic Approaches to Guiding Center Motion; 2.2 Systematic Averaging; 2.3 Motion of a Single Particle (Electron) in an Electromagnetic Wave; 2.4 Lagevin Approach; Chapter 3: Plasma in Thermodynamic Equilibrium; 3.1 Basic Approach; 3.2 A Heuristic Derivation of the Modified Equation of State ; 3.3 The Holtsmark Distribution for Electric MicrofieldsChapter 4: Kinetic Description of Nonequilibrium Plasmas; 4.1 Historical Remarks on Well-Known Kinetic Equations; 4.2 BBGKY Hierarchy; 4.3 Vlasov Equation and Landau Damping; 4.4 Z-Function and Dispersive Properties of a Collisionless and Unmagnetized Plasma; 4.5 Landau-Fokker-Planck Equation; 4.6 Kinetic Description of Strongly Magnetized Plasmas; Chapter 5: Fluid Description; 5.1 Moments and Hierarchy of Moment Equations; 5.2 Truncation of the Corresponding Hierarchy in the Case of the Boltzmann Equation ; 5.3 General Outline and Models for Plasmas5.4 MHD Model; 5.5 Simple MHD Applications; Chapter 6: Principles of Linear and Stochastic Transport; 6.1 Moments in Linear Transport Theory; 6.2 The Hydrodynamic Regime in Linear Transport Theory; 6.3 Summary of Linear Transport Coefficients; 6.4 Nonlinear Transport Phenomenology; 6.5 Simple Models in Stochastic Transport Theory; 6.6 Basic Statistics for Magnetic Field Lines and Perpendicular Particle Diffusion; 6.7 Phenomenology of Stochastic Particle Diffusion Theory in Perpendicular Direction ; 6.8 Stochastic Theory of the Parallel Test Particle Diffusion CoefficientChapter 7: Linear Waves and Instabilities; 7.1 Waves and Instabilities in the Homogeneous Vlasov Description; 7.2 Waves and Instabilities in Inhomogeneous Vlasov Systems; 7.3 Waves and Instabilities in the Magnetohydrodynamic Description; Chapter 8: General Theory of Nonlinear Waves and Solitons; 8.1 Historical Remarks; 8.2 The Generalized KdV Equation for Ion-Acoustic Solitons; 8.3 Envelope Solitons; 8.4 Nonlinear Langmuir Waves; 8.5 Longitudinal Stability of Generalized Langmuir Solitons; 8.6 Transverse Instabilities ; 8.7 The Collapse Phenomenon and the Existence of Stable 3D SolitonsChapter 9: Nonlinear Wave Aspects in Laser-Matter Interaction; 9.1 History and Perspectives of Laser-Plasma Interaction; 9.2 Time- and Space-Dependent Maxwell Fluid Models; 9.3 Stationary Wave Solutions and Their Stability; 9.4 Parametric Instabilities in the Relativistic Regime; 9.5 Solitary Envelope Solutions and Their Stability; 9.6 Wake Field Excitation; 9.7 Breaking of Wake Fields; Appendix A: Units; Appendix B: Fourier and Laplace Transforms for Pedestrians ; Appendix C: The Inverse Scattering Transform (IST) for Nonlinear Waves
• Sommario/riassunto: Filling the gap for a treatment of the subject as an advanced course in theoretical physics with a huge potential for future applications, this monograph discusses aspects of these applications and provides theoretical methods and tools for their investigation. Throughout this coherent and up-to-date work the main emphasis is on classical plasmas at high-temperatures, drawing on the experienced author's specialist background. As such, it covers the key areas of magnetic fusion plasma, laser-plasma-interaction and astrophysical plasmas, while also including nonlinear waves and phenomena. Fo
• Titolo autorizzato: High temperature plasmas
• ISBN: 3-527-63813-X; 3-527-63811-3; 3-527-63812-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Record Nr.: 9910830844703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II