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Reviews of Plasma Physics Volume 22, contains two reviews. The first Cooperative Effects in Plasmas by the late B.B. Kadomtsev is based on the second edition of the author's book in Russian which originated from his written lectures for students of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Kadomtsev intended to publish the book in English and even initiated the translation himself. The book represents a review of the typical plasma cooperative phenomena that determine the behavior of laboratory and astrophysical plasmas. It is characterized by lively language. The first three sections of the review deal with linear and nonlinear phenomena in fluids without a magnetic field. An additional subsection 'Solitons' has been added to the third section. The next two sections address regular nonlinear phenomena in a plasma in a magnetic field. The second review by S.V. Bulanov et al is connected with the contents of the first. The physics of the laser-plasma interaction including such nonlinear processes as wave breaking, the acceleration of charged particles, electromagnetic wave self-focusing, the relativistic soliton and vortex generation, are considered analytically and illustrated using computer simulations.

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Author:   Vitaly D. Shafranov
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
Volume:   22
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.539kg
ISBN:  

9781461354901

ISBN 10:   1461354900
Pages:   335
Publication Date:   17 September 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Cooperative Effects in Plasmas.- 1. Preliminaries.- 2. Nonlinear waves.- 3. Waves and particles.- 4. Plasma in a magnetic field.- 5. Linear waves.- References.- Relativistic Interaction of Laser Pulses with Plasmas.- 1. Relativistically strong electromagnetic waves in underdense plasmas.- 2. Acceleration of charged particles and photons.- 3. Filamentation of the laser light and magnetic interaction of filaments of electromagnetic radiation.- 4. Relativistic solitons.- 5. Interaction of an ultrashort, relati vistically strong, laser pulse with an over dense plasma.- 6. Nonlinear interaction of laser pulses with a foil.- 7. Coulomb explosion of a cluster irradiated by a high intensity laser pulse.- 8. Conclusions.- References.

Reviews

'With its combination of an elegant review of some basics of plasma physics by a master of the subject and a review of one of the most active areas of current research, this volume should be of wide interest, and is a worthy addition to a distinguished series.' R.A. Cairns in Journal of Plasma Physics, 66:5 (2001)

`With its combination of an elegant review of some basics of plasma physics by a master of the subject and a review of one of the most active areas of current research, this volume should be of wide interest, and is a worthy addition to a distinguished series.' R.A. Cairns in Journal of Plasma Physics, 66:5 (2001)

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