Space Physics

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Introduction

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   Pages 1-8

3. Charged Particles in Electromagnetic Fields

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   Pages 9-30

4. Magnetohydrodynamics

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   Pages 31-64

5. Plasma Waves

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   Pages 65-86

6. Kinetic Theory

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   Pages 87-101

7. Sun and Solar Wind: Plasmas in the Heliosphere

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   Pages 103-158

8. Energetic Particles in the Heliosphere

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   Pages 159-216

9. The Terrestrial Magnetosphere

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   Pages 217-284

10. Planetary Magnetospheres

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    Pages 285-302

11. Solar—Terrestrial Relationships

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    Pages 303-320

12. Instrumentation

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    Pages 321-332

13. Back Matter

    Pages 333-367

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The first edition of this book sold within a relatively short time span of about two years. Nevertheless, this second edition is not just a corrected and updated reprint but has also seen a couple of changes. First of all, SI units are adopted throughout. Equations often used for estimates also are given in the older but still commonly used cgs system. Thus, the reader can choose what suits best. Second, there were a lot of larger and smaller flaws in the first printing which have been corrected. I greatly appreciate the hints and comments given by Andre Balogh, R. A. Cairns, Stanley H. Cowley, Roman Hatzky, Eberhard Moebius, Reinhold Muller-Mellin, Constantinos Paizes, Wilfried Schroder, C. L. Waters, and, last but not least, Gerd Wibberenz. All these people not only helped reduce the numbers of errors but also made valuable sugges­ tions on better or clearer explanations, topics to cover in more depth, and misleading wording and sentences. I have gratefully taken their suggestions and incorporated them into this edition. For the remaining errors, I take sole responsibility. If you find such a flaw, or have additional suggestions for improvements, please send a brief note to mkallenr@uni-osnabrueck. de. Aside from these minor, though important, modifications there are also some larger changes.

• Heliosphere
• Magnetospheres
• Plasma physics
• Solar-terrestrial relations
• Space physics
• particles

From the reviews of the third edition:

"It’s delighting to read such a book! Not only clear and precise, it covers a huge amount of information on a vast and difficult domain. … An appendix with symbols, useful relations, numbers and 52 Internet resources is followed by a list of 573 references. … I warmly recommend this book for students, young researchers or specialists as like the author said, focus is on concepts rather than on detailed mathematical analysis. Everyone could take benefits of the reading." (Jean-Claude Jodogne, Physicalia, Vol. 57 (3), 2005)

• Fachbereich Physik, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

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