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A Superintense Laser-Plasma Interaction Theory Primer [electronic resource] / by Andrea Macchi.

By: Macchi, Andrea [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SpringerBriefs in Physics: Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013Description: VIII, 114 p. 25 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400761254.Subject(s): Physics | Physics | Plasma PhysicsDDC classification: 530.44 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
1. Introduction.-  2. From one to many electrons -- 3. Relativistic nonlinear waves in plasmas -- 4. Electron acceleration -- 6. Photon acceleration and relativistic engineering.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: The continuous trend towards higher and higher laser intensities has opened the way to new physical regimes and advanced applications of laser-plasma interactions, thus stimulating novel connections with ultrafast optics, astrophysics, particle physics, and biomedical applications. This book is primarily oriented towards students and young researchers who need to acquire rapidly a basic knowledge of this active and rapidly changing research field. To this aim, the presentation is focused on a selection of basic models and inspiring examples, and includes topics which emerged recently such as ion acceleration, "relativistic engineering" and radiation friction. The contents are presented in a self-contained way assuming only a basic knowledge of classical electrodynamics, mechanics and relativistic dynamics at the undergraduate (Bachelor) level, without requiring any previous knowledge of plasma physics. Hence, the book may serve in several ways: as a compact textbook for lecture courses, as a short and accessible introduction for the newcomer, as a quick reference for the experienced researcher, and also as an introduction to some nonlinear mathematical methods through examples of their application to laser-plasma modeling.
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1. Introduction.-  2. From one to many electrons -- 3. Relativistic nonlinear waves in plasmas -- 4. Electron acceleration -- 6. Photon acceleration and relativistic engineering.

The continuous trend towards higher and higher laser intensities has opened the way to new physical regimes and advanced applications of laser-plasma interactions, thus stimulating novel connections with ultrafast optics, astrophysics, particle physics, and biomedical applications. This book is primarily oriented towards students and young researchers who need to acquire rapidly a basic knowledge of this active and rapidly changing research field. To this aim, the presentation is focused on a selection of basic models and inspiring examples, and includes topics which emerged recently such as ion acceleration, "relativistic engineering" and radiation friction. The contents are presented in a self-contained way assuming only a basic knowledge of classical electrodynamics, mechanics and relativistic dynamics at the undergraduate (Bachelor) level, without requiring any previous knowledge of plasma physics. Hence, the book may serve in several ways: as a compact textbook for lecture courses, as a short and accessible introduction for the newcomer, as a quick reference for the experienced researcher, and also as an introduction to some nonlinear mathematical methods through examples of their application to laser-plasma modeling.

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