| Plasma Waves in the Magnetosphere Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Walker, A. D. M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 3642778690 ISBN-13: 9783642778698 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Magnetism - Science | Physics - Geophysics - Science | Physics - Atomic & Molecular |
| Dewey: 538.766 |
| Series: Physics and Chemistry in Space |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.13 lbs) 348 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is a study of plasma waves which are observed in the earth's magnetosphere. The emphasis is on a thorough, but concise, treatment of the necessary theory and the use of this theory to understand the manifold varieties of waves which are observed by ground-based instruments and by satellites. We restrict our treatment to waves with wavelengths short compared with the spatial scales of the background plasma in the mag- netosphere. By so doing we exclude large scale magnetohydrodynamic phenomena such as ULF pulsations in the Pc2-5 ranges. The field is an active one and we cannot hope to discuss every wave phenomenon ever observed in the magnetosphere We try instead to give a good treatment of phenomena which are well understood, and which illustrate as many different parts of the theory as possible. It is thus hoped to put the reader in a position to understand the current literature. The treatment is aimed at a beginning graduate student in the field but it is hoped that it will also be of use as a reference to established workers. A knowledge of electromagnetic theory and some elementary plasma physics is assumed. The mathematical background required in- cludes a knowledge of vector calculus, linear algebra, and Fourier trans- form theory encountered in standard undergraduate physics curricula. A reasonable acquaintance with the theory of functions of a complex vari- able including contour integration and the residue theorem is assumed. |