Donald Melrose

Quantum Plasmadynamics (eBook, PDF)

Magnetized Plasmas

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Produktbeschreibung

The covariant (4-tensor) theory for relativistic quantum plasmas presented in the first volume is generalized to magnetized plasma in this second volume. The first four chapters are concerned with classical theory, including covariant forms of cold-plasma, MHD and kinetic theory and the theory of gyromagnetic emission. The response 4-tensor for an arbitrary distribution is evaluated, using both the forward-scattering and Vlasov methods, applied to a relativistic thermal distribution and used to discuss wave dispersion in relativistic magnetized plasmas. In the second half of the book, solutions of Dirac's equation for a magnetized electron are used to develop a magnetized version of QED. This form of QED is applied to gyromagnetic processes, the response of the magnetized vacuum and the response of a magnetized electron gas. The theory has a potentially wide range of applications, such as super-strong magnetic fields in pulsars, high-powered lasers and spin-dependence in a laboratory electron gas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer New York
• Seitenzahl: 490
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. September 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461440451
• Artikelnr.: 43793053

Autorenporträt

Following completion of his doctoral thesis in theoretical particle physics at Oxford University in 1965, Don Melrose changed his research interests to plasma astrophysics. In 1969, after post-doctoral appointments in the UK and the USA, he returned to Australia to the Australian National University. He eventually left to take his current appointment as Professor of Physics (Theoretical) at the University of Sydney in 1979. He made important contributions to the theory of coherent emission processes in astrophysics: plasma emission in solar radio bursts, electron cyclotron maser emission and pulsar radio emission. His current interests include pulsars, quantum plasmas and solar flares.

Inhaltsangabe

Response 4-tensors.- Covariant theory of wave dispersion.- Particle and wave subsystems.- Dispersion in relativistic plasmas.- Classical plasmadynamics.- Quantum field theory.- QPD processes.- Responses of a quantum plasma.- Isotropic quantum plasmas.- Spin, MMR and neutrino plasma.

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Preface.
Chapter 1: Covariant Fluid Models for Magnetized Plasmas.
Chapter 2: Response Tensors for Magnetized Plasmas.
Chapter 3: Waves in Magnetized Plasmas.
Chapter 4: Gyromagnetic Processes.
Chapter 5: Magnetized Dirac Electron.
Chapter 6: Quantum Theory of Gyromagnetic Processes.
Chapter 7: Second Order Gyromagnetic Processes.
Chapter 8: Magnetized Vacuum.
Chapter 9: Response of Magnetized Electron Gas.
Appendix A: Special Functions.
Index.

Rezensionen

From the reviews: "The ten chapters and 464 pages book is one of Lecture Notes Series of Monographs on Physics and gives the best introduction to the quantum electrodynamics and the kinetic theory relativistic and non-relativistic charged particles. The author of the book is focusing on interactions between charged particles and the electromagnetic field. ... Materials of the most important part of the book are supported by illustrations. ... useful for advanced graduate students, scientists and all who are interesting on the plasma physics and the confinement systems." (M. J. Canfell, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1158, 2009)