Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides a complete systematic analysis of the processes of relaxation kinetics and the study of physical models of lasers. It begins by introducing the reader to the basic theory and fundamental problems in relaxation processes in gases and goes on to examine the new trend of physico-chemical kinetics in the field of laser emission. Finally, it presents the operating principles and physical models of all fundamental types of gas lasers. The book will be of interest to specialists in physical and chemical kinetics, quantum kinetics, quantum electronics, molecular physics and in the related fields of aerophysics, plasma physics and physical gas dynamics.
