Plasma Astrophysics Kinetic Processes in Solar and Stellar Coronae
This textbook is intended as an introduction to the physics of solar and stellar coronae, emphasizing kinetic plasma processes. It is addressed to observational astronomers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates without a ba- ground in plasma physics. Coronal physics is today a vast field w...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2002, 2002
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2002 |
| Series: | Astrophysics and Space Science Library
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Basic Concepts
- Magnetohydrodynamics
- Waves in a Cold, Collisionless Plasma
- Kinetic Plasma and Particle Beams
- Astrophysical Electron Beams
- Ion Beams and Electromagnetic Instabilities
- Electrons Trapped in Magnetic Fields
- Electric Currents
- Collisionless Shock Waves
- Propagation of Radiation