An introduction to special relativity for radiation and plasma physics / Greg Tallents.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tallents, G. J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special relativity (Physics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 318 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This textbook introduces the topic of special relativity, with a particular emphasis upon light-matter interaction and the production of light in plasma. The physics of special relativity is intuitively developed and related to the radiative processes of light. The book reviews the underlying theory of special relativity, before extending the discussion to applications frequently encountered by postgraduates and researchers in astrophysics, high power laser interactions and the users of specialized light sources, such as synchrotrons and free electron lasers. A highly pedagogical approach is adopted throughout, and numerous exercises are included within each chapter to reinforce the presentation of key concepts and applications of the material.

Contents:

A brief introduction to special relativity and light

An introduction to relativistic kinematics, kinetics and energy

Relativity and electromagnetic fields

Electromagnetic wave interactions with plasma and other matter

Particle motion and radiation in electric and magnetic fields

Photon and particle distribution functions

Radiation emission, absorption and scatter in plasmas

Collisional processes

Relativistic optics

Solutions to selected Exercises.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Nov 2022).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009236102

1009236105

9781009236072

1009236075