TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tracy,E.R.
AU  - Brizard,Alain Jean
TI  - Ray tracing and beyond: phase space methods in plasma wave theory 
SN  - 9781139870603
AV  - QC718.5.W3 T72 2014eb
U1  - 530.4/12 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cambridge, United Kingdom
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Plasma waves
KW  - Ray tracing algorithms
KW  - Phase space (Statistical physics)
KW  - Ondes de plasma
KW  - Lancer de rayons
KW  - Espace des phases (Physique statistique)
KW  - SCIENCE
KW  - Nuclear Physics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Energy
KW  - Mechanics
KW  - General
KW  - Physics
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction -- Some preliminaries -- Eikonal approximation -- Visualization and wave field construction -- Phase space theory of caustics -- Mode conversion and tunneling -- 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
N2  - "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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