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Advanced space plasma physics

By Rudolf A. Treumann , Wolfgang Baumjohann

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Year
1997
ISBN
1860940269, 9781860940262, 9781860943072
Open Library ID
OL20357317M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1854971 bytes)
Edition
1st
Pages
388\388
Library
Kolxo3
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11
Физика;Физика плазмы;Ионосфера и магнитосфера Земл

Description

This book builds on the fluid and kinetic theory of equilibria and waves presented in a companion textbook, Basic Space Plasma Physics (by the same authors), but can also serve as a stand-alone text. It extends the field covered there into the domain of plasma instability and nonlinear theory. The book provides a representative selection of the many possible macro- and microinstabilities in a space plasma, from the Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz to electrostatic and electromagnetic kinetic instabilities. Their quasilinear stabilization and nonlinear evolution and their application to space physics problems are treated. The chapters on nonlinear theory include nonlinear waves, weak turbulence and strong turbulence, all presented from the viewpoint of their relevance to space plasma physics. Special topics include auroral particle acceleration, soliton formation and caviton collapse, anomalous transport, and the theory of collisionless shocks.

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