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Ray tracing and beyond : phase space methods in plasma wave theory /

"This complete introduction to the use of modern ray tracing techniques in plasma physics describes the powerful mathematical methods generally applicable to vector wave equations in non-uniform media, and clearly demonstrates the application of these methods to simplify and solve important pro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tracy, E. R. (Eugene Raymond), 1956-
Otros Autores: Brizard, Alain Jean
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Some preliminaries
  • Eikonal approximation
  • Visualization and wave field construction
  • Phase space theory of caustics
  • Mode conversion and tunneling
  • Gyroresonant wave conversion
  • Appendix A: Cold plasma models for the plasma dielectric tensor
  • Appendix B: Review of variational principles
  • Appendix C: Potpourri of other useful mathematical ideas
  • Appendix D: Heisenberg-Weyl group and the theory of operator symbols
  • Appendix E: Canonical transformations and metaplectic transforms
  • Appendix F: Normal forms
  • Appendix G: General solutions for multidimensional conversion
  • Glossary of mathematical symbols.