Afanasiev Vavilov-Cherenkov and Synchrotron Radiation

Foundations and Applications
1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4020-2411-5
Verlag: Springer Netherland
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 142, 500 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Fundamental Theories of Physics

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Afanasiev, G.N.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.