Stephan Russenschuck Libri

Written by a leading expert in superconducting accelerator magnets, this book provides the most comprehensive treatment of the subject to date. In a concise and accessible style, the author presents both the mathematical foundation for analytical and numerical field computation and their applications in magnet design and manufacture. Notably, the book details a software-based design process utilized throughout the production cycle of accelerator magnets, from concept development to field optimization, production follow-up, and hardware commissioning. Key topics include technological challenges for the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, algebraic structures and vector fields, classical vector analysis, and the foundations of analytical field computation. Additional subjects cover fields and potentials of line currents, harmonic fields, the conceptual design of iron- and coil-dominated magnets, and complex analysis methods for magnet design. The book also addresses elementary beam optics, numerical field calculations using finite- and boundary-elements, mesh generation, time transient effects in superconducting magnets, quench simulation, and magnet protection. Practical experience from LHC magnet design illustrates the analytical and numerical concepts, highlighting their relevance to various applications in electrical engineering. This work serves as an essential guide for high-energy physicists, electrical engineers, materials sc