Laser Plasma Physics: Forces and the Nonlinearity Principle

Abstract

This is a Landau/Lifschitz-class book. It is a critically important reference work for the whole field of high intensity and/or high plasma density laser-plasma interactions for years to come. It covers everything from single particles to dense fluids, from computational physics to the practical results in fusion, accelerators, you name it. It contains excellent and crystal-clear treatments of the theory of electrodynamics, laser-driven hydrodynamics, the Lorentz force, complex refractive index, and relativistic effects in plasmas. Although “the swamp of plasma physics” is mostly a classical place, Hora clearly indicates where quantum effects must be considered.