Vavilov-Cherenkov and Synchrotron Radiation: Foundations and Applications

ISBN-13: 9789048166541 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 500 str.

G. N. Afanasiev

Opis

The theory of the Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation observed by Cherenkov in 1934 was created by Tamm, Frank and Ginsburg who associated the observed blue light with the uniform charge motion of a charge at a velocity greater than the velocity of light in the medium. On the other hand, Vavilov, Cherenkov's teacher, attributed the observed blue light to the deceleration of electrons. This has given rise to the appearance of papers in which the radiation of a charge uniformly moving in a finite space interval was related to the Bremsstrahlung arising at the end points of the motion interval.

This monograph is intended for students of the third year and higher, for postgraduates, for professional scientists (both experimentalists and theoreticians) dealing with Vavilov-Cherenkov and synchrotron radiation. An acquaintance with the three volumes of the Landau and Lifshitz course (Quantum Mechanics, Classical Field Theory and Macroscopic Electrodynamics) is sufficient for understanding the text.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The book having nine chapters reviews fundamental physical and mathematical problems of the Vavilov-Cherenkov effect of media. Here the readers could find a discussion of all basic problems of the Vavilov-Cherenkov effect and of synchrotron radiation. ... This book may be useful for advanced graduate students and for professional scientists, both experimentalists and theoreticians." (Oleg A. Sinkevich, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1067 (18), 2005)

Spis treści

The Tamm Problem in the Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation Theory.- Non-Uniform Charge Motion in a Dispersion-Free Medium.- Cherenkov Radiation in a Dispersive Medium.- Influence of Finite Observational Distances and Charge Deceleration.- Radiation of Electric, Magnetic and Toroidal Dipoles Moving in a Medium.- Questions Concerning Observation of the Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation.- Selected Problems of the Synchrotron Radiation.- Some Experimental Trends in the Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation Theory.