Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Sorbonne Université, Paris
- Includes an advanced tutorial of great value to newcomers to the field
- Presents essential results the for forthcoming generation of multi-petawatt laser facilities
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical Background
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From Quantum to Classical Radiation Reaction
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Nonlinear Breit-Wheeler Pair Production with Laguerre-Gauss Beams
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Back Matter
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About this book
This thesis presents several important aspects of the plasma dynamics in extremely high intensity electromagnetic fields when quantum electrodynamics effects have to be taken into account. This work is of utmost importance for the forthcoming generation of multipetawatt laser facilities where this physics will be tested. The first part consists of an introduction that extends from classical and quantum electrodynamics in strong fields to the kinetic description of plasmas in the interaction with such fields. This can be considered as an advanced tutorial which would be extremely useful to researchers and students new to the field. The second part describes original contributions on the analysis of the signatures of classical and quantum radiation reaction on the distribution function of the charged particles and of the photon spectrum, and leads to significant advances on this topic. These results are then extended to the analysis of the so-called QED cascades which are ofcentral importance for a better understanding of some astrophysical phenomena and basic physics problems. Finally, the book discusses future directions for the high intensity laser–plasma interaction community. The results presented in this thesis are expected to become more and more relevant as the new multipetawatt facilities become operative.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Classical and Quantum Description of Plasma and Radiation in Strong Fields
Authors: Fabien Niel
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73547-0
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73546-3Published: 07 May 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-73549-4Published: 07 May 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-73547-0Published: 06 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 266
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 62 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plasma Physics, Quantum Physics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices