Physics of the Plasma Universe - Rilegato

Peratt, Anthony L.

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ISBN 10: 0387975756 ISBN 13: 9780387975757

Casa editrice: Springer Verlag, 1992

Riassunto

During the past decade our understanding of plasma physics has witnessed an explosive growth due to research in two areas: work directed toward controlled nuclear fusion and work in space physics. This book addresses the growing need to apply these complementary discoveries to astrophysics. Today plasma is recognized as the key element to understanding the generation of magnetic fields in planets, stars and galaxies, the accel- eration and transport of cosmic rays, and many other phenomena occurring in interstellar space, in radio galaxies, stellar atmospheres, quasars, and so forth.

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Contenuti:

Contents: Cosmic Plasma Fundamentals.- Birkeland Currents in Cosmic Plasma.- Biot-Savart Law in Cosmic Plasma.- Electric Fields in Cosmic Plasma.- Double Layers in Astrophysics.- Synchrotron Radiation.- Transport of Cosmic Radiation.- Particle-in-Cell Simulation of Cosmic Plasma.- Appendix A: Transmission Line Fundamentals in Space and Cosmic Plasmas.- Appendix B: Polarization of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasma.- Appendix C: Dusty and Grain Plasmas.- Appendix D: Some Useful Units and Constants.- Appendix E: TRISTAN.- References.- Index.

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• Editore: Springer Verlag
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0387975756
• ISBN 13: 9780387975757
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 384