Lectures on Nonlinear Plasma Kinetics is an introduction to modern non-linear plasma physics showing how many of the techniques of modern non-linear physics find applications in plasma physics and how, in turn, the results of this research find applications in astrophysics. Emphasis is given to explaining the physics of nonlinear processes and the radical change of cross-sections by collective effects. The author discusses new nonlinear phenomena involving the excitation of coherent nonlinear structures and the dynamics of their random motions in relation to new self-organization processes. He also gives a detailed description of applications of the general theory to various research fields, including the interaction of powerful radiation with matter, collective laser particle accelerators, controlled thermonuclear research, space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics.
Author(s): Professor Vadim N. Tsytovich (auth.)
Series: Springer Series on Atoms+Plasmas 17
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 1995
Language: English
Pages: 376
Tags: Thermodynamics;Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity;Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics;Optical and Electronic Materials;Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Non-linear Plasma Kinetics in Modern Physics....Pages 1-22
Collective Plasma Oscillations....Pages 23-53
Kinetics of Random Collective Excitations. Quasi-linear Interactions....Pages 55-74
Fluctuations and Particle Collisions....Pages 75-106
General Theory of Non-linear Interactions....Pages 107-135
Stimulated Scattering of Waves by Particles....Pages 137-172
Plasma Turbulence....Pages 173-199
Non-linear Decay Interactions....Pages 201-218
Non-linear Modulational Interactions....Pages 219-245
Dissipative Structures and Strong Langmuir Turbulence....Pages 247-283
Plasma Maser Effect and Adiabatic Invariants in Non-linear Interactions....Pages 285-306
Non-linear Interactions of Collective Oscillations and Waves with Particle Fluctuations....Pages 307-320
Collective Effects in Bremsstrahlung of Plasma Particles....Pages 321-345
Some Remarks on Plasma Non-linear Kinetics in External Magnetic Fields. Conclusion....Pages 347-358
Back Matter....Pages 359-376
