Pergamon Press, Oxford, New York, 1973, 298 pp
At higher temperatures (say, millions of degrees Kelvin), the energy and momentum densities of the radiation field may become comparable to or even dominate the corresponding fluid quantities. In this case, the radiation field significantly affects the dynamics of the fluid. Hydrodynamics with explicit account of the radiation energy and momentum contributions constitutes the charter of "radiation hydrodynamics". Such considerations find their practical application in the understanding of certain astrophysical and nuclear weapons effects phenomena.
Contents.
Preface.
Definitions and Basic Concepts in Radiative Transfer
The Equation of Transfer
Approximate Descriptions of Radiative Transfer.
The Representation of Polarized Light in the Equation of Transfer.
The Effects of Fluid Motion on the Equation of Transfer.
Compton and Inverse Compton Scattering.
Relativistic Hydrodynamics in the Presence of a Radiation Field.
Appendix. The Lorentz Transformation of the Equation of Transfer.
References. Bibliography.
Index.
At higher temperatures (say, millions of degrees Kelvin), the energy and momentum densities of the radiation field may become comparable to or even dominate the corresponding fluid quantities. In this case, the radiation field significantly affects the dynamics of the fluid. Hydrodynamics with explicit account of the radiation energy and momentum contributions constitutes the charter of "radiation hydrodynamics". Such considerations find their practical application in the understanding of certain astrophysical and nuclear weapons effects phenomena.
Contents.
Preface.
Definitions and Basic Concepts in Radiative Transfer
The Equation of Transfer
Approximate Descriptions of Radiative Transfer.
The Representation of Polarized Light in the Equation of Transfer.
The Effects of Fluid Motion on the Equation of Transfer.
Compton and Inverse Compton Scattering.
Relativistic Hydrodynamics in the Presence of a Radiation Field.
Appendix. The Lorentz Transformation of the Equation of Transfer.
References. Bibliography.
Index.