Theory of Space Plasma Microinstabilities

S. Peter Gary - Collection Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series

182 pages, parution le 28/03/2006

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Résumé

The ionized material that constitutes plasma permeates almost all of the universe beyond the planets and their atmospheres and satellites. This book describes the linear theory of many different waves and instabilities that may propagate in a collisionless plasma. Electrostatic and electromagnetic fluctuations, and a variety of instability sources are considered. Applications of the theory are discussed with respect to spacecraft observations in the solar wind, terrestrial magnetosheath, magnetosphere and magnetotail and at the bow shock and magnetopause. Tables at the end of most chapters summarize wave and instability nomenclature and properties, and problems for the reader to solve are interspersed throughout the text. Together these make this book of great value to both the student and research worker in space physics.

Written in clear and fluent style - will be strong paperback candidate as a graduate text
Problems for students to solve
Reference tables - valuable for researchers
Only book around that looks at microinstabilities in this depth

Sommaire

Introduction
Electrostatic waves in uniform plasmas
Electrostatic component/component instabilities in uniform plasmas
Electrostatic drift instabilities in inhomogeneous plasmas
Electromagnetic fluctuations in uniform plasmas
Electromagnetic waves in uniform plasmas
Electromagnetic temperature anisotropy instabilities in uniform plasmas
Electromagnetic component/component instabilities in uniform plasmas

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	S. Peter Gary
Collection	Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
Parution	28/03/2006
Nb. de pages	182
Format	17 x 24
Couverture	Broché
Poids	325g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521437486
ISBN13	978-0-521-43748-6