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Quantum Plasmadynamics: Magnetized Plasmas
Donald Melrose
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Description for Quantum Plasmadynamics: Magnetized Plasmas
Paperback. Presents a synthesis of the kinetic theory of plasmas and quantum electrodynamics (QED). This title provides the covariant version of nonquantum kinetic theory that is formulated for single-particle (emission and scattering) processes and the collective-medium response. Series: Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 490 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 242 x 28. Weight in Grams: 762.
Quantum Plasmadynamics is a synthesis of the kinetic theory of plasmas and quantum electrodynamics (QED). In this volume, the approach applied to unmagnetized plasmas in volume 1 is generalized to magnetized plasmas. First, a covariant version of nonquantum kinetic theory is formulated for single-particle (emission and scattering) processes and the collective-medium response. The relativistic quantum treatment is based on solutions of Dirac's equation for an electron in a magnetostatic field, and single-particle processes are treated using a magnetized version of QED. The response of an electron gas is derived by generalizing the derivation of the response of the magnetized ... Read more
Quantum Plasmadynamics is a synthesis of the kinetic theory of plasmas and quantum electrodynamics (QED). In this volume, the approach applied to unmagnetized plasmas in volume 1 is generalized to magnetized plasmas. First, a covariant version of nonquantum kinetic theory is formulated for single-particle (emission and scattering) processes and the collective-medium response. The relativistic quantum treatment is based on solutions of Dirac's equation for an electron in a magnetostatic field, and single-particle processes are treated using a magnetized version of QED. The response of an electron gas is derived by generalizing the derivation of the response of the magnetized ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Number of Pages
490
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461440444
SKU
V9781461440444
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About Donald Melrose
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Quantum Plasmadynamics: Magnetized Plasmas
From the reviews of Vol. 1 - Quantum Plasmadynamics: Unmagnetized Plasmas (Lect. Notes Phys. 735) The ten chapters and 464 pages book [...] gives the best introduction to the quantum electrodynamics and the kinetic theory of relativistic and non-relativistic charged particles. [...] The materials of the most important part of the book are supported by ... Read more