Physics Of Space Plasmas
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Physics Of Space Plasmas

An Introduction

  1. 552 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Physics Of Space Plasmas

An Introduction

About this book

This textbook was developed to provide seniors and first-year graduate students in physical sciences with a general knowledge of electrodynamic phenomena in space. Since the launch of the first unmanned satellite in 1957, experiments have been performed to study the behavior of electromagnetic fields and charged particles. There is now a considerable amount of data on hand, and many articles, including excellent review articles, have been written for the specialists. However, for students, new researchers, and non-specialists, a need still exists for a book that integrates these observations in a coherent way. This book is an attempt to meet that need by using the theory of classical electrodynamics to unify space observations. The contents of this book are based on classroom notes developed for an introductory space physics course that the author has taught for many years at the University of Washington. Students taking the course normally have had an undergraduate course in electricity and magnetism but they come with very little knowledge about space.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9780367282929
eBook ISBN
9781000231595
Edition
1
Subtopic
Physics
Index
Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Half Title
  5. Preface
  6. CONTENTS
  7. CHAPTER 1 Electrodynamics in Space
  8. CHAPTER 2 Equations and Definitions
  9. CHAPTER 3 Electromagnetic Fields in Space
  10. CHAPTER 4 Particles in Space
  11. CHAPTER 5 Magnetohydrodynamic Equations and Concepts
  12. CHAPTER 6 Solar Wind, Interplanetary Magnetic Field, and Plasma Convection
  13. CHAPTER 7 Currents in Space
  14. CHAPTER 8 Boundaries in Space
  15. CHAPTER 9 Waves in Space
  16. CHAPTER 10 Shocks in Space
  17. CHAPTER 11 Instabilities in Space
  18. APPENDIX A Useful Constants and Units
  19. APPENDIX B Average Plasma Properties of Earth's Environment
  20. APPENDIX C Useful Vector and Tensor Formulas
  21. APPENDIX D Magnetic Indices
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  23. Index