Description: Foundations of High-Energy-Density Physics Physical Processes of Matter at Extreme Conditions Beginning with basic concepts, this book develops a detailed explanation of the physics of hydrodynamics and energy transport in plasma. Jon Larsen (Author) 9781107124110, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 10 March 2017 756 pages 25.4 x 18.3 x 3.7 cm, 1.6 kg High-energy-density physics explores the dynamics of matter at extreme conditions. This encompasses temperatures and densities far greater than we experience on Earth. It applies to normal stars, exploding stars, active galaxies, and planetary interiors. High-energy-density matter is found on Earth in the explosion of nuclear weapons and in laboratories with high-powered lasers or pulsed-power machines. The physics explored in this book is the basis for large-scale simulation codes needed to interpret experimental results whether from astrophysical observations or laboratory-scale experiments. The key elements of high-energy-density physics covered are gas dynamics, ionization, thermal energy transport, and radiation transfer, intense electromagnetic waves, and their dynamical coupling. Implicit in this is a fundamental understanding of hydrodynamics, plasma physics, atomic physics, quantum mechanics, and electromagnetic theory. Beginning with a summary of the topics and exploring the major ones in depth, this book is a valuable resource for research scientists and graduate students in physics and astrophysics. Preface 1. Introduction 2. Characteristics of high-energy-density matter 3. Fundamental microphysics of ionized gases 4. Ionization 5. Entropy and the equation of state 6. Hydrodynamics 7. Thermal energy transport 8. Radiation and radiative transfer 9. Transition rates and optical coefficients 10. Radiation hydrodynamics 11. Magnetohydrodynamics 12. Electromagnetic wave-matter interactions References Index. Subject Areas: Particle & high-energy physics [PHP], Nuclear physics [PHN]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Particle & high-energy physics [PHP]
BIC Subject Area 2: Nuclear physics [PHN]
Number of Pages: 756 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Foundations of High-Energy-Density Physics: Physical Processes of Matter at Extreme Conditions
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2017
Subject: Physics
Item Height: 254 mm
Item Weight: 1600 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Jon Larsen
Item Width: 183 mm
Format: Hardcover
