Vavilov-Cherenkov and Synchrotron Radiation: Foundations and Applications (Fundamental Theories of Physics, 142)

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) The Importance Of The Vavilov-cherenkov Radiation Stems From The Property That A Charge Moving Uniformly In A Medium Emits ? Quanta At The Angle Uniquely Related To Its Energy. This Has Numerous Applications. We Mention Only The Neutrino Experiments In Which The Neutrino Energy Is Estimated By The Angle At Which The Electron Originating From The Decay Of Neutrino Is Observed. This Book Is Intended For Students Of The Third Year And Higher, For Postgraduates, And Professional Scientists, Both Experimentalists And Th- Reticians. The Landau And Lifschitz Treatisesquantummechanics,clas- Cal Field Theory Andelectrodynamicsofcontinuousmedia Are More Than Enough For The Understanding Of The Text. There Are Three Monographs Devoted To The Vavilov-cherenkov Rad- Tion. Jelly’s Book Cherenkov Radiation And Its Applications Published In 1958 Contains A Short Theoretical Review Of The Vavilov-cherenkov Ra- Ation And A Rather Extensive Description Of Experimental Technique. Ten Years Later, The Two-volume Zrelov Monograph Vavilov-cherenkov Rad- Tionanditsapplicationinhigh-energyphysics Appeared. Its ?rst Volume Isaquiteextensivereviewofexperimentalandtheoreticalresultsknownup To1968.thesecondvolumeisdevotedtotheconstructionofthecherenkov Counters.in1988,thefrankmonographvavilov-cherenkovradiation.t- Oretical Aspects Was Published. It Presents Mainly A Collection Of Frank’s Papers With Valuable Short Commentaries Describing Their Present Status. It Is Highly Desirable To Translate This Book Into English. 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. By G.n. Afanasiev. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The importance of the Vavilov-Cherenkov radiation stems from the property that a charge moving uniformly in a medium emits? quanta at the angle uniquely related to its energy. This has numerous applications. We mention only the neutrino experiments in which the neutrino energy is estimated by the angle at which the electron originating from the decay of neutrino is observed. This book is intended for students of the third year and higher, for postgraduates, and professional scientists, both experimentalists and th- reticians. The Landau and Lifschitz treatisesQuantumMechanics, Clas- cal Field Theory andElectrodynamicsofContinuousMedia are more than enough for the understanding of the text. There are three monographs devoted to the Vavilov-Cherenkov rad- tion. Jelly's book Cherenkov Radiation and its Applications published in 1958 contains a short theoretical review of the Vavilov-Cherenkov ra- ation and a rather extensive description of experimental technique. Ten years later, the two-volume Zrelov monograph Vavilov-Cherenkov Rad- tionandItsApplicationinHigh-EnergyPhysics appeared. Its?rst volume isaquiteextensivereviewofexperimentalandtheoreticalresultsknownup to1968. ThesecondvolumeisdevotedtotheconstructionoftheCherenkov counters. In1988,theFrankmonographVavilov-CherenkovRadiation. T- oretical Aspects was published. It presents mainly a collection of Frank's papers with valuable short commentaries describing their present status. It is highly desirable to translate this book into English Introduction....Pages 1-14 The Tamm Problem in the Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation Theory....Pages 15-98 Non-Uniform Charge Motion in a Dispersion-Free Medium....Pages 99-125 Cherenkov Radiation in a Dispersive Medium....Pages 127-207 Influence of Finite Observational Distances and Charge Deceleration....Pages 209-282 Radiation of Electric, Magnetic and Toroidal Dipoles Moving in a Medium....Pages 283-340 Questions Concerning Observation of the Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation....Pages 341-396 Selected Problems of the Synchrotron Radiation....Pages 397-446 Some Experimental Trends in the Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation Theory....Pages 447-488 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 the velocity greater than the velocity of light velocity in the medium. On the other hand, Vavilov, Cherenkov's teacher, attributed the observed blue light with 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 interv "This monograph is intended for the students of the third year and higher, for postgraduates, for the professional scientists (both experimentalists and theoreticians) dealing with Vavilov-Cherenkov and synchrotron radiations."--Résumé de l'éditeur Offers readers an easy-to-follow process to improve ways to make business decisions, family decisions, and personal decisions