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 problems in plasma wave theory. Key analytical concepts are carefully introduced as needed, encouraging the development of a visual intuition for the underlying methodology, with more advanced mathematical concepts succinctly explained in the appendices, and supporting Matlab and Raycon code available online. Covering variational principles, covariant formulations, caustics, tunnelling, mode conversion, weak dissipation, wave emission from coherent sources, incoherent wave fields, and collective wave absorption and emission, all within an accessible framework using standard plasma physics notation, this is an invaluable resource for graduate students and researchers in plasma physics.

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Information

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2014

ISBN

9781139698429

Topic

Physical Sciences

Subtopic

Physics

Index

Physics

Cover
Half title
Endorsement
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Some preliminaries
3 Eikonal approximation
4 Visualization and wave-field construction
5 Phase space theory of caustics
6 Mode conversion and tunneling
7 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
Author index
Subject index