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Author Schindler, Karl, 1931-

Title Physics of space plasma activity / Karl Schindler
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxiii, 508 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; Part I Setting the scene; 2 Sites of activity; 3 Plasma models; Part II Quiescence; 4 Introduction; 5 Magnetohydrostatic states; 6 Particle picture of steady states; 7 A unified theory of steady states; 8 Quasi-static evolution and the formation of thin current sheets; Part III Dynamics; 9 Nonideal effects; 10 Selected macroinstabilities; 11 Magnetic reconnection; 12 Aspects of bifurcation and nonlinear dynamics; Part IV Applications; 13 Magnetospheric activity; 14 Models of solar activity; 15 Discussion
Appendix 1 Unified theory: details and derivationsThe momentum equation; The steady state potential and the field equations; Variational principle; Examples; Symmetric states; Appendix 2 Variational principle for collisionless plasmas; No constraints; Phase space condition and quasi-neutrality; The limit ... for two-species plasmas; A lower bound on W; Appendix 3 Symbols and fundamental constants; Symbols; Fundamental constants; References; Index
Summary Space plasma is so hot that the atoms break up into charged particles which then become trapped and stored in magnetic fields. When critical conditions are reached the magnetic field breaks up, releasing a large amount of energy and causing dramatic phenomena. The largest space plasma activity events observed in the solar system occur on the Sun, when coronal mass ejections expel several billion tons of plasma mass into space. This book provides a coherent and detailed treatment of the physical background of large plasma eruptions in space. It provides the background necessary for dealing with space plasma activity, and allows the reader to reach a deeper understanding of this fascinating natural event. The book employs both fluid and kinetic models, and discusses the applications to magnetospheric and solar activity. This will form an interesting reference for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of astrophysics and plasma physics
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-501) and index
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Subject Space plasmas.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Astrophysics.
Space plasmas
Weltraum
Plasmadynamik
Solar-terrestrische Physik
Astrophysik
Plasmaphysik
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780511270185
0511270186
0511268076
9780511268076
0511266790
9780511266799
0511269625
9780511269622
9780511618321
0511618328
Other Titles Space plasma activity