Physics of strongly coupled plasma / V.E. Fortov, I.T. Iakubov and A.G. Khrapak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortov, V. E.

Contributor:

I︠A︡kubov, I. T. (Igorʹ Tevfikovich)

Khrapak, A. G. (Alekseĭ Georgievich)

Series:

International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) ; 135.

International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England) ; 135

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strongly coupled plasmas.

Plasma density.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (535 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book is devoted to the physics of plasma at high density, which has been compressed so strongly that the effects of interparticle interactions and non-ideality govern its behavior. Interest in this non-traditional plasma has been generated in recent years when states of matter with high concentration of energy became accessible experimentally as the basis of modern technologies and facilities. The greatest part of the matter in the Universe is in this exotic state. In this book,the methods of generation and diagnostics of strongly coupled plasmas are presented, along with the main theoreti

Contents:

Contents; 1 Nonideal plasma. Basic concepts; 1.1 Interparticle interactions. Criteria of nonideality; 1.1.1 Interparticle interactions; 1.1.2 Coulomb interaction. Nonideality parameter; 1.1.3 Electron-atom and ion-atom interactions; 1.1.4 Compound particles in plasma; 1.2 The range of existence of nonideal plasma. The classification of states; 1.2.1 Two-component plasma; 1.2.2 Metal plasma; 1.2.3 Plasma of hydrogen and inert gases; 1.2.4 Plasma with multiply charged ions; 1.2.5 Dusty plasmas; 1.2.6 Nonneutral plasmas; 1.3 Nonideal plasma in nature. Scientific and technical applications

References2 Electrical methods of nonideal plasma generation; 2.1 Plasma heating in furnaces; 2.1.1 Measurement of electrical conductivity and thermoelectromotive force; 2.1.2 Optical absorption measurements.; 2.1.3 Density measurements.; 2.1.4 Sound velocity measurements; 2.2 Isobaric Joule heating; 2.2.1 Isobaric heating in a capillary; 2.2.2 Exploding wire method; 2.3 High-pressure electric discharges; References; 3 Dynamic methods in the physics of nonideal plasma; 3.1 The principles of dynamic generation and diagnostics of plasma; 3.2 Dynamic compression of the cesium plasma

3.3 Compression of inert gases by powerful shock waves3.4 Isentropic expansion of shock-compressed metals; 3.5 Generation of superdense plasma in shock waves; 3.6 Nonideal plasma generation by powerful fluxes of energy; References; 4 Ionization equilibrium and thermodynamic properties of weakly ionized plasmas; 4.1 Partly ionized plasma; 4.1.1 Classical low-temperature plasma; 4.1.2 Three-component electron-ion-atomic plasma; 4.1.3 Second virial coefficient and partition function of atom; 4.2 Anomalous properties of a metal plasma; 4.2.1 Physical properties of metal plasma

4.2.2 Lowering of the ionization potential4.2.3 Charged clusters; 4.2.4 Thermodynamics of multiparticle clusters; 4.2.5 ""Vapor-liquid"" phase transition and metallization; 4.3 Lowering of ionization potential and cluster ions in weakly nonideal plasmas; 4.3.1 Interaction between charged particles and neutrals; 4.3.2 Molecular and cluster ions; 4.3.3 Ionization equilibrium in alkali metal plasma; 4.4 Droplet model of nonideal plasma of metal vapors. Anomalously high electrical conductivity; 4.4.1 Droplet model of nonideal plasma; 4.4.2 Ionization equilibrium

4.4.3 Calculation of the plasma composition4.5 Metallization of plasma; 4.5.1 Mott's transition; 4.5.2 Quasi-atomic model; 4.5.3 Phase transition in metals; References; 5 Thermodynamics of plasmas with developed ionization; 5.1 One-component plasma with the neutralizing charge background; 5.1.1 Monte Carlo method; 5.1.2 Results of calculation; 5.1.3 Ion-sphere and hard-sphere models for OCP; 5.1.4 Wigner crystallization; 5.1.5 Integral equations; 5.1.6 Polarization of compensating background; 5.1.7 Charge density waves; 5.1.8 Sum rules; 5.1.9 Asymptotic expressions; 5.1.10 OCP ion mixture

5.2 Multicomponent plasma. Results of the perturbation theory

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ISBN:

1-280-75635-7

1-4294-8999-5

9786610756353

0-19-153852-3

OCLC:

169946465