Overview
- Reviews the state-of-the-art research on space plasma turbulence
- Discusses impacts on related subjects such as astrophysics and Earth science
- With an overview of plasma physics, turbulence physics, and solar system science
- Serves as a guide to analysis methods for multi-point or multi-spacecraft measurements
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Physics (SpringerBriefs in Physics)
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About this book
Dynamics of astrophysical systems is often described by plasma physics, yet understanding the nature of plasma turbulence remains as a challenge in physics in both theories and experiments. This book is an up-to-date summary and review of recent results in research on waves and turbulence in near-Earth space plasma turbulence, obtained by Cluster, the multi-spacecraft mission. Spatial and temporal structures of solar wind turbulence as well as its interaction with the bow shock ahead of the Earth are presented using Cluster data. The book presents (1) historical developments, (2) theoretical background of plasma physics, turbulence theories, and the plasma physical picture of the solar system, (3) analysis methods for multi-spacecraft data, (4) results of Cluster data analysis, and (5) impacts on astrophysics and Earth sciences.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
The author is a senior scientist and lecturer (Privatdozent) at Institute of Geophysics and Extraterrestrial Physics, Technical University Braunschweig. His professional experience includes positions as Data analyst of Cluster and THEMIS mission and Co-Investigator of Magnetometer Experiment in BepiColombo mission. He has won a number of respectable awards including:
Heinrich Büssing Preis, Stiftung des Braunschweigischen Hochschulbundes zur Förderung der Wissenschaften an der Carolo Wilhelmina, Braunschweig, 2007; Yakov B. Zeldovich Medal, COSPAR (Committee on Space Research) and the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bremen, 2010; Outstanding Scientist Award, European Space Agency, for scientific contribution to the Cluster mission, 2010.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plasma Turbulence in the Solar System
Authors: Yasuhito Narita
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-25667-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-25666-0Published: 20 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-25667-7Published: 21 January 2012
Series ISSN: 2191-5423
Series E-ISSN: 2191-5431
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 102
Number of Illustrations: 33 b/w illustrations
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Plasma Physics, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Fluid- and Aerodynamics, Geophysics and Environmental Physics, Signal, Image and Speech Processing