Overview
- In the book, brief historical remarks demonstrate that the outstanding discoveries
- in cosmic physics were by no means governed by chance
- Distinguishing feature of the proposed book is the consecutive consideration of physical principles, starting from the most general ones (the first principles), and of the simplifying assumptions which give us more and more simpler descriptions of plasma under cosmic conditions
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 340)
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
This well-illustrated monograph is devoted to classic fundamentals, current practice, and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics. The first part of the book is unique in covering all the basic principles and practical tools required for understanding and work in plasma astrophysics. The second part represents the physics of magnetic reconnection and flares of electromagnetic origin in space plasmas in the solar system, single and double stars, relativistic objects, accretion disks, their coronae. The level of the book is designed mainly for professional researchers in astrophysics. The book will also be interesting and useful to graduate students in space sciences, geophysics, as well as to advanced students in applied physics and mathematics seeking a unified view of plasma physics and fluid mechanics.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Boris Somov is a professor at the Moscow State University, laureate of the State Prize of the former USSR (the Honour Prize of the USSR Government), and laureate of the IBC Award ‘2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century’ in honour of his contribution to space physics.
Three well-known monographs "Physical Processes in Solar Flares", "Fundamental of Cosmic Electrodynamics", and "Cosmic Plasma Physics" by Boris Somov were published by Kluwer Academic Publishers in 1992, 1994 and 2000. He has contributed more than 170 articles to the scientific literature in solar physics and plasma astrophysics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plasma Astrophysics, Part I
Book Subtitle: Fundamentals and Practice
Authors: Boris V. Somov
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-48427-3
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2244-1Published: 29 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-48427-3Published: 22 December 2006
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 444
Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction, Plasma Physics, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)