I would like to express my special acknowledgment to Prof. C. Yamanaka who
guided me in the research of laser plasma and its applications, especially in laser
fusion, and Prof. K. Mima who navigated me to the research of theoretical plasma
physics. I thank sincerely Dr. R. Sauerbrey and Dr. T. Cowan for providing me the
best opportunities and constant encouragement to write the current books. Topics on
relativistic lasers in Vol. 1 and on high-density plasma in Vol. 2 are reflection of the
subjects of HiBEF (Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields) project in
Dresden where I work. I would like to thank Prof. P. Mulser and Prof. R. L. Morse
for their supervision of my research in Munich and Tucson, respectively.
I also thank the following individuals for their fruitful discussions: R. Kodama,
Y. Sakawa, Y. Kuramitsu, S. Yamada, T. Morita, T. N. Kato, R. M. More,
D. Saltzmann, F-L Wang, S. Blinnikov, A. Titov, S. Atzeni, B. Remington, H-S.
Park, M. E. Campbell, D. Kraus, K. Falk, J. Zhang, Z-M. Sheng, L-G Huang,
M. Murakami, H. Nagatomo, T. Yabe, N. Ohnishi, A. Mizuta, J-F Ong, T. Kato,
J. Myer-ter-Vehn, S. Witkovski, L. Montieth, and P. McKenty.
I would like to express my thanks to the people involved in HiBEF project at
HZDR for their valuable comments on this topic. I also thank H. Niko who
suggested and encouraged me to write these books.
Relating to the proposal of laboratory astrophysics, I would like to express sincere
thanks to K. Nomoto who guided me to the world of supernova explosion physics
after the explosion of SN1987a. I also thank my friends in astrophysics, I. Hachisu,
K. Shibata, R. Yamazaki, and M. Hoshino, who introduced me to the concept of
laboratory astrophysics and shared their ideas to find topics on astrophysics to be
possibly modeled by laser plasma.
Finally, I would like to thank my family, Yoko, Yugo, Ayana, and Ayako, for
their unwavering support to my research for a long time and for understanding my
decision to go to Germany by taking early retirement from Osaka University.
Dresden, Germany
Hideaki Takabe
March 10, 2020
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guided me in the research of laser plasma and its applications, especially in laser
fusion, and Prof. K. Mima who navigated me to the research of theoretical plasma
physics. I thank sincerely Dr. R. Sauerbrey and Dr. T. Cowan for providing me the
best opportunities and constant encouragement to write the current books. Topics on
relativistic lasers in Vol. 1 and on high-density plasma in Vol. 2 are reflection of the
subjects of HiBEF (Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields) project in
Dresden where I work. I would like to thank Prof. P. Mulser and Prof. R. L. Morse
for their supervision of my research in Munich and Tucson, respectively.
I also thank the following individuals for their fruitful discussions: R. Kodama,
Y. Sakawa, Y. Kuramitsu, S. Yamada, T. Morita, T. N. Kato, R. M. More,
D. Saltzmann, F-L Wang, S. Blinnikov, A. Titov, S. Atzeni, B. Remington, H-S.
Park, M. E. Campbell, D. Kraus, K. Falk, J. Zhang, Z-M. Sheng, L-G Huang,
M. Murakami, H. Nagatomo, T. Yabe, N. Ohnishi, A. Mizuta, J-F Ong, T. Kato,
J. Myer-ter-Vehn, S. Witkovski, L. Montieth, and P. McKenty.
I would like to express my thanks to the people involved in HiBEF project at
HZDR for their valuable comments on this topic. I also thank H. Niko who
suggested and encouraged me to write these books.
Relating to the proposal of laboratory astrophysics, I would like to express sincere
thanks to K. Nomoto who guided me to the world of supernova explosion physics
after the explosion of SN1987a. I also thank my friends in astrophysics, I. Hachisu,
K. Shibata, R. Yamazaki, and M. Hoshino, who introduced me to the concept of
laboratory astrophysics and shared their ideas to find topics on astrophysics to be
possibly modeled by laser plasma.
Finally, I would like to thank my family, Yoko, Yugo, Ayana, and Ayako, for
their unwavering support to my research for a long time and for understanding my
decision to go to Germany by taking early retirement from Osaka University.
Dresden, Germany
Hideaki Takabe
March 10, 2020
Preface
ix