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'This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the space environment at a level suitable for graduate students and researchers, with an emphasis on the physics of solar-planetary relations.' C. Welch, Spacefight
'... is a welcome addition to the space physics literature.' Gordon D. Holman, Physics Today
'... an excellent text for those wishing to familiarise themselves with the physics of space plasma phenomena. The range of subject matter is such that it is likely to have wide appeal.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'... a significant addition to the textbook literature.' Vytenis M. Vasyliunas, EOS
'... a valuable resource for helping introduce graduate students to space physics, and for presenting to specialists in various branches of the field a broad overview of many of the theoretical concepts applied in space physics.' World Meteorological Organization Bulletin
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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment explores the basic processes in the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, in the near-Earth space, and down into the atmosphere. The first part of the book summarizes fundamental elements of transport theory relevant for the atmosphere, ionosphere and the magnetosphere. This theory is then applied to physical phenomena in the space environment. The fundamental physical processes are emphasized throughout, and basic concepts and methods are derived from first principles. This book is unique in its balanced treatment of space plasma and aeronomical phenomena. Students and researchers with a basic mathematics and physics background will find this book invaluable in the study of phenomena in the space environment.
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'This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the space environment at a level suitable for graduate students and researchers, with an emphasis on the physics of solar-planetary relations.' C. Welch, Spacefight
'... is a welcome addition to the space physics literature.' Gordon D. Holman, Physics Today
'... an excellent text for those wishing to familiarise themselves with the physics of space plasma phenomena. The range of subject matter is such that it is likely to have wide appeal.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
'... a significant addition to the textbook literature.' Vytenis M. Vasyliunas, EOS
'... a valuable resource for helping introduce graduate students to space physics, and for presenting to specialists in various branches of the field a broad overview of many of the theoretical concepts applied in space physics.' World Meteorological Organization Bulletin
Product Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the physical phenomena that result from the interaction of the sun and the planets - often termed space weather. Physics of the Space Environment explores the basic processes in the Sun, in the interplanetary medium, in the near-Earth space, and down into the atmosphere. The first part of the book summarizes fundamental elements of transport theory relevant for the atmosphere, ionosphere and the magnetosphere. This theory is then applied to physical phenomena in the space environment. The fundamental physical processes are emphasized throughout, and basic concepts and methods are derived from first principles. This book is unique in its balanced treatment of space plasma and aeronomical phenomena. Students and researchers with a basic mathematics and physics background will find this book invaluable in the study of phenomena in the space environment.
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In this chapter we investigate how single particles (charged or neutral) behave in gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magnetospheric current systems, terrestrial dipole field, superthermal particles, total emergent intensity, terrestrial upper atmosphere, cosmic ray drift, hydrostatic equilibrium solution, ambipolar electric field, ring current particles, interstellar pickup ions, plasma convection, topside ionosphere, magnetized solar wind, convection electric field, gyration period, electron pressure gradient, plasma frame, transfer collision frequency, guiding center drift, open magnetic field lines, cosmic ray modulation, heliospheric magnetic field, diffusive equilibrium, solar wind velocity, anomalous cosmic rays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Problems Problem, The Terrestrial Upper Atmosphere, The Terrestrial Magnetosphere, Kinetic Theory, The Netherlands, Inspection of Figure, Particle Orbit Theor, Adiabatic Invariants, High Altitude Observatory, Constant External Fields, Near the Earth, High-Latitude Electrodynamics, Nonuniform Magnetic Fields, Energetic Particle Acceleration Browse Sample Pages:
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In this chapter we investigate how single particles (charged or neutral) behave in gravitational, electric, and magnetic fields. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
magnetospheric current systems, terrestrial dipole field, superthermal particles, total emergent intensity, terrestrial upper atmosphere, cosmic ray drift, hydrostatic equilibrium solution, ambipolar electric field, ring current particles, interstellar pickup ions, plasma convection, topside ionosphere, magnetized solar wind, convection electric field, gyration period, electron pressure gradient, plasma frame, transfer collision frequency, guiding center drift, open magnetic field lines, cosmic ray modulation, heliospheric magnetic field, diffusive equilibrium, solar wind velocity, anomalous cosmic rays Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Problems Problem, The Terrestrial Upper Atmosphere, The Terrestrial Magnetosphere, Kinetic Theory, The Netherlands, Inspection of Figure, Particle Orbit Theor, Adiabatic Invariants, High Altitude Observatory, Constant External Fields, Near the Earth, High-Latitude Electrodynamics, Nonuniform Magnetic Fields, Energetic Particle Acceleration Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series) by Gary E. Thomas in Front Matter
- Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere and Ocean (Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series) by Gary E. Thomas in Front Matter
- Cosmic Plasma Physics (Astrophysics and Space Science Library) by B.V. Somov in Back Matter
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