Kinetic Theory of Particles and Photons - Theoretical Foundations of Non-LTE Plasma Spectroscopy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)

Many laboratory and astrophysical plasmas show deviations from local ther modynamic equilibrium (LTE). This monograph develops non-LTE plasma spectroscopy as a kinetic theory of particles and photons, considering the radiation field as a photon gas whose distribution function (the radiation in tensity) obeys a kinetic equation (the radiative transfer equation), just as the distribution functions of particles obey kinetic equations. Such a unified ap proach provides clear insight into the physics of non-LTE plasmas. Chapter 1 treats the principle of detailed balance, of central importance for understanding the non-LTE effects in plasmas. Chapters 2, 3 deal with kinetic equations of particles and photons, respectively, followed by a chapter on the fluid description of gases with radiative interactions. Chapter 5 is devoted to the H theorem, and closes the more general first part of the book. The last two chapters deal with more specific topics. After briefly discuss ing optically thin plasmas, Chap. 6 treats non-LTE line transfer by two-level atoms, the line profile coefficients of three-level atoms, and non-Maxwellian electron distribution functions. Chapter 7 discusses topics where momentum exchange between matter and radiation is crucial: the approach to thermal equilibrium through interaction with blackbody radiation, radiative forces, and Compton scattering. A number of appendices have been added to make the book self-contained and to treat more special questions. In particular, Appendix B contains an in troductory discussion of atomic line profile coefficients."

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Springer Series in Electronics and Photonics, 20
Release date:	April 2012
First published:	1986
Authors:	Joachim Oxenius
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	356
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-70730-8
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Optics (light) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Thermodynamics
LSN:	3-642-70730-0
Barcode:	9783642707308

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