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Theory of space plasma microinstabilities

By S. Peter Gary

Book information

Publisher
CUP
Year
1993
ISBN
9780521431675, 0521431670
LCC
QC809.P5 G27 1993
Open Library ID
OL1396249M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1590611 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
Pages
193\193
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
300
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

The ionized material that constitutes plasma permeates almost all of the universe beyond the planets and their atmospheres and satellites. This book describes the linear theory of many different waves and instabilities that may propagate in a collisionless plasma. Electrostatic and electromagnetic fluctuations and a variety of instability sources are considered. Applications of the theory are discussed with respect to spacecraft observations in the solar wind, terrestrial magnetosheath, magnetosphere and magnetotail and at the bow shock and magnetopause. Tables at the end of most chapters summarize wave and instability nomenclature and properties, and problems for the reader to solve are interspersed throughout the text.

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