The Theory of Laser Materials Processing

1. Mathematics in Laser Processing
John Dowden

2. Simulation of Laser Cutting
Wolfgang Schulz, Markus Nießen, Urs Eppelt, Kerstin Kowalick

3. Glass Cutting
Wolfgang Schulz

4. Keyhole Welding: The Solid and Liquid Phases
Alexander Kaplan

5. Laser Keyhole Welding: The Vapour Phase
John Dowden

6. Basic Concepts of Laser Drilling
Wolfgang Schulz, Urs Eppelt

7. Arc Welding and Hybrid Laser-Arc Welding
Ian Richardson

8. Metallurgy and Imperfections of Welding and Hardening
Alexander Kaplan

9. Laser Cladding
Frank Brückner, Dietrich Lepski

10. Laser Forming
Thomas Pretorius

11. Femtosecond Laser Pulse Interactions with Metals
Bernd Hüttner

12. Meta-Modelling and Visualisation of Multi-dimensional Data for Virtual Production Intelligence
Wolfgang Schulz

13. Comprehensive Numerical Simulation of Laser Materials Processing
Markus Gross

Keywords: Physics, Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices, Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Metallic Materials, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools