Karl Schindler

Physics of Space Plasma Activity (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511266799
• Artikelnr.: 38183903

Autorenporträt

Karl Schindler is an Emeritus Professor with the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany, and a distinguished theorist in the field of space plasma physics. In 2001 he was granted the Orson Anderson Scholarship at Los Alamos National Laboratory by the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics (IGPP). Dr Schindler is also a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. Setting the Scene: 2. Sites of activity
3. Plasma models
Part II. Quiescence: 4. Introduction
5. Magnetohydrodynamic states
6. Particle picture of steady states
7. A unified theory of steady states
8. Quasi-static evolution and thin current sheets (TCS)
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 derivations
Appendix 2. Variational principle for collisionless plasmas
Appendix 3. Symbols and fundamental constants
References
Index.

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Preface; 1. Introduction; Part I. Setting the Scene: 2. Sites of activity; 3. Plasma models; Part II. Quiescence: 4. Introduction; 5. Magnetohydrodynamic states; 6. Particle picture of steady states; 7. A unified theory of steady states; 8. Quasi-static evolution and thin current sheets (TCS); 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 derivations; Appendix 2. Variational principle for collisionless plasmas; Appendix 3. Symbols and fundamental constants; References; Index.

Rezensionen

Review of the hardback: 'This volume concentrates on one major topic of considerable theoretical interest ... This is not a book for beginners! The two central sections of the book then represent in essence a coherent overview of the theoretical researches pioneered by the author and his colleagues at Ruhr-Universität Bochum over the past thirty years or so, combined with relevant results drawn from the work of others. ... Overall, this is a very worthwhile work that coherently draws together a substantial body of research literature. It can be thoroughly recommended to those of a theoretical inclination for its rigorous but clear and physically-motivated treatment of a topic of central importance to the physics of large-scale plasmas in our Solar System, and most probably those beyond.' The Observatory