The physics of emission, absorption and interaction of light in astrophysics and in laboratory plasmas is developed from first principles.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
G. J. Tallents is Professor in Physics at the York Plasma Institute at the University of York. His current research centres on the effects of high plasma density on spectroscopy and the interaction of extreme ultra-violet lasers with solid targets.
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Preface 1. Plasma and atomic physics 2. The propagation of light 3. Scattering 4. Radiation emission in plasmas 5. Radiation emission involving free electrons 6. Opacity 7. Discrete bound quantum states: hydrogen and hydrogen-like ions 8. Discrete bound states: many-electron atoms and ions 9. Discrete bound states: molecules 10. Radiative transitions between discrete quantum states 11. Collisions 12. Collisional-radiative models 13. High density plasmas Appendix. Vectors, Maxwell's equations, the harmonic oscillator and a sum rule References Index.
