UID:
almahu_9949199365002882
Format:
XV, 367 p.
,
online resource.
Edition:
2nd ed. 2001.
ISBN:
9783662044438
Series Statement:
Advanced Texts in Physics
Content:
The phenomena of space physics are complex and their understanding often requires the integration of different concepts. To help the beginner, this book uses a new methodolo- gical approach. The first chapters introduce simple concepts of plasma physics and describe where these can be applied in space physics. Subsequent chapters are devoted to more complex observations, interpreted in terms of the concepts introduced earlier. New, more difficult, concepts are introduced as they are required. Thus observations and physical concepts are interwoven to give basic explanations of phenomena and also show the limitations in these explanations and identify some fundamental questions. This second edition has been updated and extended. Improvements include: the use of SI units; addition of recent results from SOHO and Ulysses; improved treatment of the magnetosphere as a dynamic phenomenon; text restructured to provide a closer coupling between basic physical concepts and observed complex phenomena.
Note:
1. Introduction -- 2. Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields -- 3. Magnetohydrodynamics -- 4. Plasma Waves -- 5. Kinetic Theory -- 6. Sun and Solar Wind: Plasmas in the Heliosphere -- 7. Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere -- 8. The Terrestrial Magnetosphere -- 9. Planetary Magnetospheres -- 10. Solar-Terrestrial Relationships -- 11. Instrumentation -- A.1 List of Symbols -- A.2 Useful Equations in the SI and cgs System -- A.3 Useful Relations -- A.3.1 Vector Calculus -- A.3.2 Cylindrical Coordinates -- A.3.3 Spherical Coordinates -- A.4 Useful Numbers -- A.4.1 Fundamental Constants -- A.4.2 Numbers in Plasmas -- References.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662044452
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783662044445
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783540412496
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-662-04443-8
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04443-8
