Relativistic Nonlinear Electrodynamics: The QED Vacuum and Matter in Super-Strong Radiation Fields: 88 (Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics)

Book Details:

• Publisher: Springer

• Author: Hamlet Karo Avetissian

• Language: English

• Binding: Hardcover

• ISBN: 9783319263823

• Pages: 506

• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016

• Release Date: 02-12-2015

• Package Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.3 x 1.4 inches

About The Book:

This updated edition of Hamlet Karo Avetissian's classic text on relativistic nonlinear electrodynamics offers an extensively revised overview of the field. The book delves into the interaction between strong electromagnetic/laser radiation and various types of matter, such as free charged particles, antiparticles, plasma, and plasmous media. The advancements in laser sources, particularly those with relativistic and ultra-relativistic intensities, have led to an exploration of a wide range of processes in these super-strong radiation fields.

The second edition includes several updates and new chapters reflecting the latest developments in the field. These chapters cover topics such as Bremsstrahlung, nonlinear absorption of superintense radiation in plasmas, nonlinear interactions of relativistic atoms with intense laser radiation, and the interaction between strong laser radiation and graphene. Additionally, the book explores relativistic nonlinear phenomena in solid-plasma targets under ultrarelativistic laser pulses.

As the only book entirely devoted to the subject of relativistic nonlinear electrodynamics, this edition will serve as an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers working in high-energy physics, intense laser research, and related fields. It is particularly suited for those engaged in the development of next-generation laser-plasma accelerators and the study of high-brightness particle beams.