Ray Tracing and Beyond - E. R. Tracy, A. J. Brizard, A. S. Richardson, A. N. Kaufman

Ray Tracing and Beyond

Phase Space Methods in Plasma Wave Theory
Buch | Hardcover
541 Seiten
2014
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-76806-1 (ISBN)
189,95 inkl. MwSt
A complete introduction to the use of modern ray tracing techniques in plasma physics. Key concepts are carefully introduced as needed, more advanced mathematical concepts are succinctly explained in appendices, and supporting Matlab and Raycon code is available online. An invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in plasma physics.
This complete introduction to the use of modern ray tracing techniques in plasma physics describes the powerful mathematical methods generally applicable to vector wave equations in non-uniform media, and clearly demonstrates the application of these methods to simplify and solve important problems in plasma wave theory. Key analytical concepts are carefully introduced as needed, encouraging the development of a visual intuition for the underlying methodology, with more advanced mathematical concepts succinctly explained in the appendices, and supporting Matlab and Raycon code available online. Covering variational principles, covariant formulations, caustics, tunnelling, mode conversion, weak dissipation, wave emission from coherent sources, incoherent wave fields, and collective wave absorption and emission, all within an accessible framework using standard plasma physics notation, this is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in plasma physics.

E. R. Tracy is the Chancellor Professor of Physics at the College of William and Mary, Virginia. A. J. Brizard is a Professor of Physics at Saint Michael's College, Vermont. A. S. Richardson is a Research Scientist in the Plasma Physics Division of the U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). A. N. Kaufman is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of California, Berkeley.

1. Introduction; 2. Some preliminaries; 3. Eikonal approximation; 4. Visualization and wave field construction; 5. Phase space theory of caustics; 6. Mode conversion and tunneling; 7. Gyroresonant wave conversion; Appendix A. Cold plasma models for the plasma dielectric tensor; Appendix B. Review of variational principles; Appendix C. Potpourri of other useful mathematical ideas; Appendix D. Heisenberg–Weyl group and the theory of operator symbols; Appendix E. Canonical transformations and metaplectic transforms; Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.2.2014
Zusatzinfo 2 Tables, black and white; 101 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 177 x 253 mm
Gewicht 1200 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Plasmaphysik
ISBN-10 0-521-76806-3 / 0521768063
ISBN-13 978-0-521-76806-1 / 9780521768061
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