Basic space plasma physics
Saved in:
Main Authors: | |
---|---|
Group Author: | |
Published: |
World Scientific,
|
Publisher Address: | Singapore London |
Publication Dates: | 2012. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Rev.ed. |
Subjects: | |
Carrier Form: | xvi, 479 p.: ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781848168947 (hbk.) 1848168942 (hbk.) 9781848168954 (pbk.) 1848168950 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | P354 |
CLC: | P354 |
Call Number: | P354/B348/rev.ed. |
Contents: |
Originally published: London: Imperial College Press, 1996. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction. -- 2. Single particle motion -- 3. Trapped particles -- 4. Collisions and conductivity -- 5. Convection and substorms -- 6. Elements of kinetic theory -- 7. Plasma magnetohydrodynamics -- 8. Flows and discontinuities -- 9. Waves in plasma fluids -- 10. Wave kinetic theory -- 11. Plasma instability -- 12. Collisionless reconnection -- 13. Collisionless shocks -- 14. Final remarks. |