Basics of the Solar Wind

Nicole Meyer-Vernet - Collection Atmospheric and Space Science

480 pages, parution le 18/01/2007

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The Sun continually ejects matter into space, blowing a huge bubble of supersonic plasma. This solar wind bathes the whole solar system and shapes all planetary environments. The recent growth of space technology has considerably increased our knowledge of this medium. This book presents a modern introduction to the subject, starting with basic principles and including all the latest advances from space exploration and theory. It contains a short introduction to plasma physics and discusses the structure of the solar interior and atmosphere, the production of solar wind and its perturbations. It explains the objects of the Solar System, from dust to comets and planets, and their interaction with the solar wind. The final sections explore the astrophysical point of view. The topics are treated at various levels of difficulty both qualitatively and quantitatively. This book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in earth and atmospheric sciences, and astrophysics.

The first book to cover this subject comprehensively
Self-contained and includes a short course on plasma physics and ionisation processes
Emphasises physical understanding and quantitative assessment without heavy mathematics or computation

Sommaire

The Wind From the Sun: an Introduction
Toolkit for Space Plasma Physics
Anatomy of the Sun
The Outer Solar Atmosphere
How does the solar wind blow
Structure and Perturbations
Bodies in the Wind: Dust, Asteroids, Planets and Comets
The Solar Wind in the Universe

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Nicole Meyer-Vernet
Collection	Atmospheric and Space Science
Parution	18/01/2007
Nb. de pages	480
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1085g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521814201
ISBN13	978-0-521-81420-1