Quantitative Aspects of Magnetospheric Physics

Lyons, Larry R., Williams, D.J.

ISBN 10: 9027716633 / ISBN 13: 9789027716637

Published by Springer, 1984

1984. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9789027716637

Synopsis:

The discovery of the earth's radiation belts in 1957 marked the beginning of what is now known as magnetospheric physics. The field has evolved normally from an early discovery phase through a period of exploration and into an era of quantitative studies of the dynamics of magnetized plasmas as they occur in nature. Such environments are common throughout the universe and have been studied in varying detail at the sun, the planets, pulsars, and certain radio galaxies. The purpose of this book is to describe basic quantitative aspects of magnetospheric physics. We use selected examples from the earth's magnetosphere to show how theory and data together form a quantitative framework for magnetospheric research. We have tried to organize the material along the philosophy of starting simply and adding com­ plexity only as necessary. We have avoided controversial and relatively new research topics and have tried to use as examples physical processes generally accepted as important within the earth's magnetospheric system. However, even in some of our examples, the question of whether the physical process applied to a particular problem is the dominant process, has yet to be answered.

Review: `...no hesitation in recommending it very strongly to post-graduate students and others needing an introduction to the field, for everything contained in this book is someting a well educated post-graduate student in space physics should know.' Contemporary Physics, 155 (1985)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Quantitative Aspects of Magnetospheric ...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 1984
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New