Physics of Laser Plasmas and Applications - Volume 1

Dr. Hideaki Takabe is a Professor Emeritus at the Institute of Laser Science, Osaka University. He obtained his Ph.D. in the field of laser implosion fusion theory from Osaka University. Following his time at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics and the University of Arizona, he focused on theoretical and computational research in laser fusion and laboratory astrophysics at ILE, Osaka University. After opting for early retirement, he relocated first to the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf (HZDR) in Dresden and subsequently to the National Taiwan University in Taipei.His research pursuits encompass a range of disciplines, including plasma physics, laser fusion, computational physics, and laboratory astrophysics. Notably, his early contributions to the field of ablative stabilization of hydrodynamic instabilities have become widely recognized as the Takabe formula. He stands as a trailblazer in the realm of laboratory astrophysics driven by intense lasers. His accomplishments include being recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society and receiving prestigious awards such as the Edward Teller Award (from ANS) and the John Dawson Award (from APS).

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Part I: Non-relativistic Lasers.- Chapter 2. Laser absorption by Coulomb collision.- Chapter 3. Ultra-short pulse and collisionless absorption.- Chapter 4. Nonlinear physics of laser plasma interaction.- Part II: Relativistic Lasers.- Chapter 5. Relativistic laser electron interactions.- Chapter 6. Relativistic laser plasma interactions.- Chapter 7. Relativistic laser and solid target interactions.- Chapter 8. Relativistic laser heating in plasmas.- Chapter 9. Theory of Stochasticity and Chaos of Electrons in Relativistic Lasers.- Appendices.