Unifying Physics of Accelerators, Lasers and Plasma

This book introduces the physics of accelerators, lasers, and plasma in tandem with the industrial methodology of inventiveness, a technique that teaches that similar problems and solutions appear again and again in seemingly dissimilar disciplines. This unique approach builds bridges between the three aforementioned areas of physics that are essential for developing the next generation of accelerators. Avoiding heavy mathematics whenever possible, the text provides more than 200 illustrations and includes numerous end-of-chapter exercises focusing on physics and on applications of the inventiveness method.