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- Focuses on concepts relevant in the large-scale space plasmas
- Combines basic concepts with current research and new observations in interplanetary space and in the magnetospheres
- Numerous references to review articles and important original papers
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advanced Texts in Physics (ADTP)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Plasmas: The Basics
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Front Matter
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The Methods
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Space is a large natural plasma laboratory offering a wealth of phenomena which range from the simple to the highly complex and non-linear. This book begins with an introduction to basic principles such as single-particle motion, magnetohydrodynamics and plasma waves. It incorporates these concepts into an analysis of complex phenomena including the sun and solar activity, shocks, interplanetary space and magnetospheres, and finally the interaction between these entities in solar-terrestrial relationships. In all these subfields of space research, special attention is paid to energetic particles. The book concludes with a brief chapter on instrumentation. In this third edition, numerous examples have been added to illustrate the basic concepts and aid the reader in applying such concepts to real world physics. In addition, recent observations (ACE, TRACE, Wind) have been included. The chapter on solar-terrestrial relationships has been expanded to introduce the current research topic of Space Weather.
Reviews
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)
Authors and Affiliations
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Fachbereich Physik, Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany
May-Britt Kallenrode
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Space Physics
Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Plasmas and Particles in the Heliosphere and Magnetospheres
Authors: May-Britt Kallenrode
Series Title: Advanced Texts in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-09959-9
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-20617-0Published: 05 March 2004
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-05829-5Published: 04 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-09959-9Published: 09 March 2013
Series ISSN: 1439-2674
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XIV, 482
Topics: Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics