This book deals with the statistical theory of strongly coupled Coulomb systems. After an elementary introduction to the physics of nonideal plasmas, a presentation of the method of (nonequilibrium) Green's functions is given. On this basis, the dielectric, thermodynamic, transport, and relaxation properties are discussed systematically. Especially, the behavior of bound states in the surrounding plasma (lowering of the ionization energy), the ionization kinetics, and the equation of state of dense partially ionized hydrogen are each carefully investigated. Furthermore, generalized kinetic equations are derived which are also valid for short time scales. They are applied to ultra-fast processes and to plasmas in laser fields.
Author(s): Professor Dr. Dietrich Kremp, Professor Dr. Manfred Schlanges, Professor Dr. Wolf-Dietrich Kraeft (auth.)
Series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics 25
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 528
City: Berlin; New York
Tags: Atoms, Molecules, Clusters and Plasmas
Introduction....Pages 1-6
Introduction to the Physics of Nonideal Plasmas....Pages 7-64
Quantum Statistical Theory of Charged Particle Systems....Pages 65-115
Systems with Coulomb Interaction....Pages 117-178
Bound and Scattering States in Plasmas. Binary Collision Approximation....Pages 179-235
Thermodynamics of Nonideal Plasmas....Pages 237-335
Nonequilibrium Nonideal Plasmas....Pages 337-384
Transport and Relaxation Processes in Nonideal Plasmas....Pages 385-434
Dense Plasmas in External Fields....Pages 435-502
