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...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, United Kingdom :
Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.