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Tremendous technological developments and rapid progress in theory have opened a new area of modern physics called high-field electrodynamics: the systematic study of the interaction of relativistic electrons or positrons with ultrahigh-intensity, coherent electromagnetic radiation.
This advanced undergraduate/graduate-level text provides a detailed introduction to high-field electrodynamics, from its fundamentals to some of its important modern applications. The author describes a broad collection of theoretical techniques, and where possible, approaches derivations by at least two different routes to yield deeper physical insight and a wider range of mathematical and physical techniques. He also discusses some of the outstanding ramifications of electrodynamics in areas ranging from quantum optics, squeezed states, and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox to rotating black holes, non-Abelian gauge field theories, and the Bohm-Aharanov effect.
High-Field Electrodynamics gives a comprehensive description of the theoretical tools needed to approach this novel discipline. It highlights important modern applications and serves as a starting point for more advanced and specialized research at the frontiers of modern physics.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION:. Lorentz Transform and 4-Vectors. Covariant Electrodynamics. Gauge Condition and Transform. ELECTROMAGNETICS: Green and Delta Functions, Eigenmode Theory of Waveguides. Plane Waves and Photons. Relativistic Transform of the Refractive Index: Cerenkov Radiation. Three-Dimensional Waves in Vacuum, Ponderomotive Scattering. RELATIVISTIC ELECTRONS AND RADIATION: Coherent Synchrotron Radiation, Relativistic Fluid Theory. Compton Scattering, Coherences, and Radiation Reaction. Bibliography. Index.
About the author
Frederic V. Hartemann
Summary
Presents an introduction to high-field electrodynamics, from its fundamentals to some of its important modern applications. This discusses some of the ramifications of electrodynamics in areas ranging from quantum optics and the Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox to rotating black holes, and the Bohm-Aharanov effect.
