عنوان

Characterizing space plasmas :

(Number (ISBN

3319900412

(Number (ISBN

9783319900414

Erroneous ISBN

3319900404

Erroneous ISBN

9783319900407

Title Proper

Characterizing space plasmas :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a data driven approach /

First Statement of Responsibility

George K. Parks.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cham, Switzerland :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Springer,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xx, 332 pages) :

Other Physical Details

illustrations (some color)

Series Title

Astronomy and astrophysics library,

ISSN of Series

0941-7834

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Preface -- 1 Basic Equations and Concepts -- 2 Charged Particle Acceleration -- 3 Escaping Stellar Particles -- 4 Collisionless Shocks -- 5 Boundaries and Current Sheets -- 6 Electric Field and Current -- 7 Topics for Further Studies -- Index.

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Text of Note

This didactic book uses a data-driven approach to connect measurements made by plasma instruments to the real world. This approach makes full use of the instruments' capability and examines the data at the most detailed level an experiment can provide. Students using this approach will learn what instruments can measure, and working with real-world data will pave their way to models consistent with these observations. While conceived as a teaching tool, the book contains a considerable amount of new information. It emphasizes recent results, such as particle measurements made from the Cluster ion experiment, explores the consequences of new discoveries, and evaluates new trends or techniques in the field. At the same time, the author ensures that the physical concepts used to interpret the data are general and widely applicable. The topics included help readers understand basic problems fundamental to space plasma physics. Some are appearing for the first time in a space physics textbook. Others present different perspectives and interpretations of old problems and models that were previously considered incontestable. This book is essential reading for graduate students in space plasma physics, and a useful reference for the broader astrophysics community.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Springer Nature

Stock Number

com.springer.onix.9783319900414

Title

Characterizing space plasmas.

International Standard Book Number

9783319900407

Solar wind.

Space plasmas.

Astrophysics.

Fluid mechanics.

Plasma physics.

Science-- Astronomy.

Science-- Astrophysics & Space Science.

Science-- Mechanics-- Dynamics-- Fluid Dynamics.

Science-- Nuclear Physics.

Solar system: the Sun & planets.

Solar wind.

Space plasmas.

Theoretical & mathematical astronomy.

PHVB

SCI005000

Number

Edition

Class number

Parks, George K.

Date of Transaction

20200823115129.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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