| Physics of Electric Propulsion Contributor(s): Jahn, Robert G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486450406 ISBN-13: 9780486450407 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text systematically develops the concepts of electrical acceleration of gases for propulsion. Starting with primary physical principles and concluding with realistic space thruster designs, it surveys aspects of electricity, magnetism, and ionized gas mechanics underlying physical mechanisms of gas acceleration. 1968 edition. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - General |
| Dewey: 629.475 |
| LCCN: 2007281001 |
| Series: Dover Books on Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.72" W x 8.5" (0.83 lbs) 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text systematically develops the concepts of electrical acceleration of gases for propulsion. Starting with primary physical principles and concluding with realistic space thruster designs, it surveys aspects of electricity, magnetism, and ionized gas mechanics underlying physical mechanisms of gas acceleration. 1968 edition. |