Advances In Auroral Plasma Physics

Author : Götz Paschmann,Stein Haaland,Rudolf Treumann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400710863

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Auroral Plasma Physics by Götz Paschmann,Stein Haaland,Rudolf Treumann Pdf

This volume gives a broad synthesis of the current knowledge and understanding of the plasma physics behind the aurora. The aurora is not only one of the most spectacular natural phenomena on Earth, but the underlying physical processes are expected to be ubiquitous in the plasma universe. Recognizing the enormous progress made over the last decade) through in situ and groundbased measurements as well as theoretical modelling, it seemed timely to write the first comprehensive and integrated book on the subject. Recent advances concern the clarification of the nature of the acceleration process of the electrons that are responsible for the visible aurora, the recognition of the fundamental role of the large-scale current systems in organizing the auroral morphology, and of the interplay between particles and electromagnetic fields.

Author : COSPAR. Scientific Commission D. D0.3 Symposium (Nagoya, Japan),COSPAR. Scientific Assembly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Astrophysics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028979032

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Advances in Auroral Plasma Physics by COSPAR. Scientific Commission D. D0.3 Symposium (Nagoya, Japan),COSPAR. Scientific Assembly Pdf

Author : Wolfgang Baumjohann,Rudolf A Treumann
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1997-01-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781911298700

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Advanced Space Plasma Physics by Wolfgang Baumjohann,Rudolf A Treumann Pdf

This book builds on the fluid and kinetic theory of equilibria and waves presented in a companion textbook, Basic Space Plasma Physics (by the same authors), but can also serve as a stand-alone text. It extends the field covered there into the domain of plasma instability and nonlinear theory.The book provides a representative selection of the many possible macro- and microinstabilities in a space plasma, from the Rayleigh-Taylor and Kelvin-Helmholtz to electrostatic and electromagnetic kinetic instabilities. Their quasilinear stabilization and nonlinear evolution and their application to space physics problems are treated. The chapters on nonlinear theory include nonlinear waves, weak turbulence and strong turbulence, all presented from the viewpoint of their relevance to space plasma physics. Special topics include auroral particle acceleration, soliton formation and caviton collapse, anomalous transport, and the theory of collisionless shocks.

Author : David J. Knudsen,Joseph E. Borovsky,Tomas Karlsson,Ryuho Kataoka,Noora Partamies
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9402421246

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Auroral Physics by David J. Knudsen,Joseph E. Borovsky,Tomas Karlsson,Ryuho Kataoka,Noora Partamies Pdf

This volume surveys our current scientific understanding of the terrestrial aurora. It is organized into eleven reviews detailing theoretical and observational aspects of characteristic auroral morphologies, and how these in turn are organized according to local time, latitude, and activity level. Popular descriptions often attribute the aurora to the interaction of charged particles from the solar wind with atoms in the upper atmosphere. In fact, most auroras are not the result of direct entry of solar wind particles. Rather, as detailed in this volume, auroral particle acceleration and generation of auroral forms occur primarily within the magnetosphere. Importantly, many key aspects of the aurora – most notably, the physical mechanisms responsible for the generation of discrete arcs – are still unexplained, and auroral physics continues to be an active area of scientific research. Each review chapter therefore includes a summary of open questions for further investigation. Providing the first comprehensive review of the terrestrial aurora in two decades, this book will aid both active researchers and newcomers interested in understanding the current state of the field. Previously published Space Science Reviews in the Topical Collection "Auroral Physics”

Author : Andreas Keiling,Eric Donovan,Fran Bagenal,Tomas Karlsson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-05-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118671535

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Auroral Phenomenology and Magnetospheric Processes by Andreas Keiling,Eric Donovan,Fran Bagenal,Tomas Karlsson Pdf

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 197. Many of the most basic aspects of the aurora remain unexplained. While in the past terrestrial and planetary auroras have been largely treated in separate books, Auroral Phenomenology and Magnetospheric Processes: Earth and Other Planets takes a holistic approach, treating the aurora as a fundamental process and discussing the phenomenology, physics, and relationship with the respective planetary magnetospheres in one volume. While there are some behaviors common in auroras of the different planets, there are also striking differences that test our basic understanding of auroral processes. The objective, upon which this monograph is focused, is to connect our knowledge of auroral morphology to the physical processes in the magnetosphere that power and structure discrete and diffuse auroras. Understanding this connection will result in a more complete explanation of the aurora and also further the goal of being able to interpret the global auroral distributions as a dynamic map of the magnetosphere. The volume synthesizes five major areas: auroral phenomenology, aurora and ionospheric electrodynamics, discrete auroral acceleration, aurora and magnetospheric dynamics, and comparative planetary aurora. Covering the recent advances in observations, simulation, and theory, this book will serve a broad community of scientists, including graduate students, studying auroras at Mars, Earth, Saturn, and Jupiter. Projected beyond our solar system, it may also be of interest for astronomers who are looking for aurora-active exoplanets.

Author : COSPAR. Scientific Commission D. D3.2 Symposium
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Astrophysics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105111390782

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Advances in Auroral Physics by COSPAR. Scientific Commission D. D3.2 Symposium Pdf

Author : C. I. Meng,M. J. Rycroft,L. A. Frank
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521157412

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Auroral Physics by C. I. Meng,M. J. Rycroft,L. A. Frank Pdf

Auroral physics is a subject that has seen considerable change and development over the past twenty years, particularly because of its importance to space research and the exploration of the near earth environment. In July 1988, a conference held at St. Johns College, Cambridge, celebrated the centenary of Sydney Chapman, the founder of the subject in its modern form, and brought together an international group of experts in the field to discuss important developments and the likely directions of future research. Auroral Physics gives a comprehensive overview of the subject, and puts forward some important new ideas.

Author : Bengt Hultgvist
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461336525

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High-Latitude Space Plasma Physics by Bengt Hultgvist Pdf

Nobel symposium No. 54 on High Latitude Magnetospheric/Iono spheric Plasma Physics was organized in Kiruna, Sweden on March 22-25, 1982 by Kiruna Geophysical Institute and EISCAT Scientific Association. Some 50 leading experts from Western Europe, America and USSR were invited to the Symposium. One main purpose of the Symposium was to prepare for the intense European research effort in space plasma physics in the middle 1980's, in which the EISCAT facilities and the Swedish satellite Viking are two of the more important constituents. The prograuune of the symposium was tied to the physics of those regions of near space where EISCAT and Viking are expected to pro vide important new observational results. This is rather well covered by the t it Ie of these proceedings: High Lat itude Space Plasma Physics. The first two sessions dealt with the physics of the high latitude ionosphere and the third one with how this part of near space is affected by the properties of the solar wind and the interplanetary magnetic field. The remaining three sessions covered fairly extensively the high latitude magnetospheric physics at altitudes of 1-2 earth radii, which is the main scien tific object of the Viking project. The Prograuune COllDlittee of the Kiruna Nobel Symposium was composed of the following European scientists: P. Bauer (Issy-les-Moulineaux), R. Bostrom (Uppsala), C.G. FalthallDlar (Stockholm), T. Hagfors (Kiruna, Cochairman), o. Holt (Troms, s), B. Hultqvist (Kiruna, Cochairman), H. Kohl (Lindau), J. Oksman (Oulu), H. Rishbeth (Chilton), and L. Stenflo (Ume!).

Author : Syun-Ichi Akasofu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2007-05-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387450971

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Exploring the Secrets of the Aurora by Syun-Ichi Akasofu Pdf

This book describes the history of the progress made in auroral science and magnetospheric physics by providing examples of ideas, controversies, struggles, acceptance, and success in some instances. The author, a distinguished auroral scientist, fully describes his experiences in characterizing and explaining auroral phenomena. The volume also includes beautiful full-color photos of the aurora.

Author : Anthony T. Y. Lui,Rudolf A. Treumann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Plasma (Ionized gases)
ISBN : UOM:39015056331609

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Future Trends and Needs in Science and Engineering for Plasma Physics in Space by Anthony T. Y. Lui,Rudolf A. Treumann Pdf

Author : Michael C. Kelley
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080916570

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The Earth's Ionosphere by Michael C. Kelley Pdf

Although interesting in its own right, due to the ever-increasing use of satellites for communication and navigation, weather in the ionosphere is of great concern. Every such system uses trans-ionospheric propagation of radio waves, waves which must traverse the commonly turbulent ionosphere. Understanding this turbulence and predicting it are one of the major goals of the National Space Weather program. Acquiring such a prediction capability will rest on understanding the very topics of this book, the plasma physics and electrodynamics of the system. Fully updated to reflect advances in the field in the 20 years since the first edition published Explores the buffeting of the ionosphere from above by the sun and from below by the lower atmosphere Unique text appropriate both as a reference and for coursework

Author : Rui F. M. Lobo,Mário J. Pinheiro
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-12-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781000829532

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Advanced Topics in Contemporary Physics for Engineering by Rui F. M. Lobo,Mário J. Pinheiro Pdf

This book highlights cutting-edge topics in contemporary physics, discussing exciting advances and new forms of thinking in evolving fields with emphases both on natural phenomena and applications to modern engineering. It provides material for thought and practice in nanophysics, plasma physics, and electrodynamics. Nanophysics and plasmas are synergic physical areas where the whole is more than the sum of the parts (quantum, atomic and molecular, electrodynamics, photonics, condensed matter, thermodynamics, transport phenomena). The authors emphasize both fundamentals and more complex concepts, making the contents accessible as well challenging. Nanoscale properties and physical phenomena are explained under the umbrella of quantum physics. Advances made in the physical knowledge of the nanoworld, and its metrology are addressed, along with experimental achievements which have furthered studies of extreme weak forces present at nano- or sub-micron scales. The book does not focus in detail on the diversity of applications in nanotechnology and instrumentation, considering that the reader already has basic prior knowledge on that. It also covers an introduction to plasma universe phenomenology, the basics of advanced mathematics applied to the electromagnetic field, longitudinal forces in the vacuum, concepts of helicity and topological torsion, SU(2) representation of Maxwell equations, 2D representation of the electromagnetic field, the use of the fractional derivative, and ergontropic dynamics. The chapters include theory, applications, bibliographic references, and solved exercises. The synergies of the book’s topics demonstrate their potential in critical issues, such as relieving humans from barriers imposed by energetic and entropic dependencies and penetrating the realm of weak forces at the nanoscale. The book will boost both post-graduate students and mature scientists to implement new scientific and technological projects.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Plasma Science Committee,Plasma 2010 Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-01-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309109437

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Plasma Science by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Plasma Science Committee,Plasma 2010 Committee Pdf

As part of its current physics decadal survey, Physics 2010, the NRC was asked by the DOE, NSF, and NASA to carry out an assessment of and outlook for the broad field of plasma science and engineering over the next several years. The study was to focus on progress in plasma research, identify the most compelling new scientific opportunities, evaluate prospects for broader application of plasmas, and offer guidance to realize these opportunities. The study paid particular attention to these last two points. This "demand-side" perspective provided a clear look at what plasma research can do to help achieve national goals of fusion energy, economic competitiveness, and nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship. The report provides an examination of the broad themes that frame plasma research: low-temperature plasma science and engineering; plasma physics at high energy density; plasma science of magnetic fusion; space and astrophysical science; and basic plasma science. Within those themes, the report offers a bold vision for future developments in plasma science.

Author : R.L. Xu,A.T.Y. Lui
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1998-09-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080535747

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Magnetospheric Research with Advanced Techniques by R.L. Xu,A.T.Y. Lui Pdf

Launches of several major magnetospheric research satellites (i.e., Polar, Wind, and Interball) set the scene for extensive multi-platform investigations of the Earth's plasma environment in the era of the International Solar-Terrestrial Physics Program. Exciting new results from this Program and the ongoing innovative advances to scientific instrumentation and spacecraft technology are vitally important for the international space community in preparing for future plans in the upcoming new millenium. This volume is a product of the COSPAR Colloquium held in Beijing on April 15-19, 1996 aimed to consolidate these achievements. It contains state-of-the-art articles in the four areas of modern magnetospheric techniques, namely, (1) active experiment in space, (2) innovative measurement technique, (3) multi-point observation, and (4) numerical simulation and theoretical analysis. Researchers in the space community, both novices and experts, are expected to benefit from this collection of articles.

Author : Bengt Hultgvist,Tor Hagfors
Publisher : Springer
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1983-08
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015006066891

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High-Latitude Space Plasma Physics by Bengt Hultgvist,Tor Hagfors Pdf