The book is devoted to the theory describing the interaction of ultra-short electromagnetic pulses (USP) with matter, including both classical and quantum cases. This theme is a hot topic in modern physics because of the great achievements in generating USP. Special attention is given to the peculiarities of UPS-matter interaction. One of the important items of this book is the derivation and applications of a new formula which describes the total photo-process probability under the action of USP in the framework of perturbation theory. Strong field-matter interaction is also considered with the use of the Bloch formalism in a two-level approximation for UPS with variable characteristics.

Autorentext
Prof. V. A. Astapenko
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Institutskii per.9
141700 Dolgoprudnyi, Moscow regio
Russia

Inhalt
Oscillator in an Electromagnetic field.- Interaction of Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses with a Substance: Description in the Framework of Perturbation Theory.- Two-Level System in the Field of Ultrashort Electromagnetic Pulses.