Magnetic Fields In The Solar System

Author : Hermann Lühr,Johannes Wicht,Stuart A. Gilder,Matthias Holschneider
Publisher : Springer
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319642925

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Magnetic Fields in the Solar System by Hermann Lühr,Johannes Wicht,Stuart A. Gilder,Matthias Holschneider Pdf

This book addresses and reviews many of the still little understood questions related to the processes underlying planetary magnetic fields and their interaction with the solar wind. With focus on research carried out within the German Priority Program ”PlanetMag”, it also provides an overview of the most recent research in the field. Magnetic fields play an important role in making a planet habitable by protecting the environment from the solar wind. Without the geomagnetic field, for example, life on Earth as we know it would not be possible. And results from recent space missions to Mars and Venus strongly indicate that planetary magnetic fields play a vital role in preventing atmospheric erosion by the solar wind. However, very little is known about the underlying interaction between the solar wind and a planet’s magnetic field. The book takes a synergistic interdisciplinary approach that combines newly developed tools for data acquisition and analysis, computer simulations of planetary interiors and dynamos, models of solar wind interaction, measurement of ancient terrestrial rocks and meteorites, and laboratory investigations.

Author : Hermann Lühr,Johannes Wicht,Stuart A. Gilder,Matthias Holschneider
Publisher : Springer
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 331964291X

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Magnetic Fields in the Solar System by Hermann Lühr,Johannes Wicht,Stuart A. Gilder,Matthias Holschneider Pdf

This book addresses and reviews many of the still little understood questions related to the processes underlying planetary magnetic fields and their interaction with the solar wind. With focus on research carried out within the German Priority Program ”PlanetMag”, it also provides an overview of the most recent research in the field. Magnetic fields play an important role in making a planet habitable by protecting the environment from the solar wind. Without the geomagnetic field, for example, life on Earth as we know it would not be possible. And results from recent space missions to Mars and Venus strongly indicate that planetary magnetic fields play a vital role in preventing atmospheric erosion by the solar wind. However, very little is known about the underlying interaction between the solar wind and a planet’s magnetic field. The book takes a synergistic interdisciplinary approach that combines newly developed tools for data acquisition and analysis, computer simulations of planetary interiors and dynamos, models of solar wind interaction, measurement of ancient terrestrial rocks and meteorites, and laboratory investigations.

Author : Romain Maggiolo,Nicolas André,Hiroshi Hasegawa,Daniel T. Welling
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119507529

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Space Physics and Aeronomy, Magnetospheres in the Solar System by Romain Maggiolo,Nicolas André,Hiroshi Hasegawa,Daniel T. Welling Pdf

An overview of current knowledge and future research directions in magnetospheric physics In the six decades since the term 'magnetosphere' was first introduced, much has been theorized and discovered about the magnetized space surrounding each of the bodies in our solar system. Each magnetosphere is unique yet behaves according to universal physical processes. Magnetospheres in the Solar System brings together contributions from experimentalists, theoreticians, and numerical modelers to present an overview of diverse magnetospheres, from the mini-magnetospheres of Mercury to the giant planetary magnetospheres of Jupiter and Saturn. Volume highlights include: Concise history of magnetospheres, basic principles, and equations Overview of the fundamental processes that govern magnetospheric physics Tools and techniques used to investigate magnetospheric processes Special focus on Earth’s magnetosphere and its dynamics Coverage of planetary magnetic fields and magnetospheres throughout the solar system Identification of future research directions in magnetospheric physics The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals. Find out more about the Space Physics and Aeronomy collection in this Q&A with the Editors in Chief

Author : E.R. Priest
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400954823

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Solar System Magnetic Fields by E.R. Priest Pdf

In September 1984 a Summer School on Solar System Plasmas was held at Imperial College with the support of the Science and Engineering Research Council. An excellent group of lecturers was assembled to give a series of basic talks on the various aspects of the subject, aimed at Ph. D. students or researchers from related areas wanting to learn about the plasma physics of the solar system. The students were so appreciative of the lectures that it was decided to write them up as the present book. Traditionally, different areas of solar system science, such as solar and magnetospheric physics, have been studied by separate communities with little contact. However, it has become clear that many common themes cut right across these distinct topics, such as magnetohydrodynamic instabilities and waves, magnetic reconnect ion , convection, dynamo activity and particle acceleration. The plasma parameters may well be quite different in the Sun's atmosphere, a cometary tailor Jupiter's magnetosphere, but many of the basic processes are similar and it is by studying them in different environments that we come to understand them more deeply. Furthermore, direct in situ measurements of plasma properties at one point in the solar wind or the magnetosphere complement the more global view by remote sensing of a similar phenomenon at the Sun.

Author : Percy Seymour
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Astrophysics
ISBN : UCAL:B4520466

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Cosmic Magnetism, by Percy Seymour Pdf

The study of extraterrestrial magnetic fields is a relatively new one, confirmation of the existance of the first such field (that of our Sun) having come a s late as 1908. In the past 30 years a great ammount of knowledge has been accumulated on Cosmic Magnetism, which has turned out to be a truly fascinating topic for study. Percy Seymour's book is the first to deal with the topic in a non-mathematical way, and he offers a fine introduction to his subject. The first three chapters consolidate our knowledge on magnetism in general and the magnetic field of the Earth, as well as discussing the reasons for studying astronomy and cosmic magnetism in particular. The remainder of the book is devoted to the main areas of cosmic magnetism - solar, plantetary and interplanetary fields, fields in stars and pulsars, fields of the milky way and fields in other galaxies. Cosmic Magnetism in an ideal book for sixth-formers and undergraduates studying physics or astronomy and will also appeal to amateur astronomers. as previous work on this topic has been 'hidden' in specialised academic journals.

Author : U.R. Christensen,Andre Balogh,Doris Breuer,Karl-Heinz Glaßmeier
Publisher : Springer
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 1461426332

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Planetary Magnetism by U.R. Christensen,Andre Balogh,Doris Breuer,Karl-Heinz Glaßmeier Pdf

The articles in this volume cover, for the first time, all aspects of planetary magnetism, from the observations made by space missions to their interpretation in terms of the properties of all the planets in the solar system. Studies of dynamo-generated magnetic fields in Mercury, the Earth, the giant planets, as well as in Ganymede, one of Jupiter’s moons, are presented. Crustal magnetic field in Mars, the Mon and the Earth are described as well as magnetic fields induced in the solar system bodies. There are several articles dealing with dynamo theory and modelling and applications to the different planets.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics)
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309313957

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Solar and Space Physics by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on a Decadal Strategy for Solar and Space Physics (Heliophysics) Pdf

In 2010, NASA and the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to assemble a committee of experts to develop an integrated national strategy that would guide agency investments in solar and space physics for the years 2013-2022. That strategy, the result of nearly 2 years of effort by the survey committee, which worked with more than 100 scientists and engineers on eight supporting study panels, is presented in the 2013 publication, Solar and Space Physics: A Science for a Technological Society. This booklet, designed to be accessible to a broader audience of policymakers and the interested public, summarizes the content of that report.

Author : National Research Council (U.S.). Space Science Board
Publisher : National Academies
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Magnetohydrodynamics
ISBN : NAP:12647

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Space Plasma Physics by National Research Council (U.S.). Space Science Board Pdf

Author : W. O'Reilly
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400954045

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Magnetism, Planetary Rotation, and Convection in the Solar System: Retrospect and Prospect by W. O'Reilly Pdf

On the 6th, 7th' and 8th April 1983, a conference entitled "Magnetism, planetary rotation and convection in the Solar System" was held in the School of Physics at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The purpose of the meeting was to celebrate the 60th birthday of Prof. Stanley Keith Runcorn and his, and his students' and associates', several decades of scientific achievement. The social programme, which consisted of excursions in Northumberland and Durham with visits to ancient castles and churches, to Hexham Abbey and Durham Cathedral, and dinners in Newcastle and Durham, was greatly enjoyed by those attending the meeting and by their guests. The success ofthe scientific programme can be judged by this special edition of Geophysical Surveys which is derived mainly from the papers given at the meeting. The story starts in the late 1940s when the question of the origin of the magnetic field of the Earth and such other heavenly bodies as had at that time been discovered as having a magnetic field, was exercising the minds of several scientists; notably P. M. S. Blackett at Manchester, W. M. Elsasser at the University of Pennsylvania and E. C. Bullard at Cambridge. Two alternative mechanisms were proposed. In one the magnetic field was in some way connected with the distributed angular momentum of a rotating body; in the other, electric currents in conducting parts within the body were proposed as the source of magnetic field.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Solar and Space Physics
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309092159

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Plasma Physics of the Local Cosmos by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on Solar and Space Physics Pdf

Solar and space physics is the study of solar system phenomena that occur in the plasma state. Examples include sunspots, the solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, radiation belts, and the aurora. While each is a distinct phenomenon, there are commonalities among them. To help define and systematize these universal aspects of the field of space physics, the National Research Council was asked by NASA's Office of Space Science to provide a scientific assessment and strategy for the study of magnetized plasmas in the solar system. This report presents that assessment. It covers a number of important research goals for solar and space physics. The report is complementary to the NRC report, The Sun to the Earthâ€"and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy for Solar and Space Physics, which presents priorities and strategies for future program activities.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309169196

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The Sun to the Earth -- and Beyond by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee Pdf

The sun is the source of energy for life on earth and is the strongest modulator of the human physical environment. In fact, the Sun's influence extends throughout the solar system, both through photons, which provide heat, light, and ionization, and through the continuous outflow of a magnetized, supersonic ionized gas known as the solar wind. While the accomplishments of the past decade have answered important questions about the physics of the Sun, the interplanetary medium, and the space environments of Earth and other solar system bodies, they have also highlighted other questions, some of which are long-standing and fundamental. The Sun to the Earthâ€"and Beyond organizes these questions in terms of five challenges that are expected to be the focus of scientific investigations in solar and space physics during the coming decade and beyond.

Author : David Gubbins,Emilio Herrero-Bervera
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 1061 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781402044236

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Encyclopedia of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism by David Gubbins,Emilio Herrero-Bervera Pdf

This reference encompasses the fields of Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism in a single volume. Both sciences have applications in navigation, in the search for minerals and hydrocarbons, in dating rock sequences, and in unraveling past geologic movements such as plate motions they have contributed to a better understanding of the Earth. The book describes in fine detail the current state of knowledge and provides an up-to-date synthesis of the most basic concepts. It is an indispensable working tool not only for geophysicists and geophysics students but also for geologists, physicists, atmospheric and environmental scientists, and engineers.

Author : Jacques Maurice Beckers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Magnetohydrodynamics
ISBN : UOM:39015095135086

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Magnetic Fields in the Solar Atmosphere by Jacques Maurice Beckers Pdf

This paper describes the magnetic field configurations observed in the solar atmosphere including the corona and the solar wind. The techniques for observing solar magnetic fields are briefly reviewed. The significance of Alfven waves in transporting energy is stressed. (Author).

Author : J.H. Shirley,Rhodes W. Fairbridge
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 943 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1997-06-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780412069512

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Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences by J.H. Shirley,Rhodes W. Fairbridge Pdf

Planetary science is a truly multidisciplinary subject. The book deals with the atmospheres, surfaces and interiors of the planets and moons, and with the interplanetary environment of plasma and fields, as well as with asteroids and meteorites. Processes such as accretion, differentiation, thermal evolution, and impact cratering form another category of entries. Remote sensing techniques employed in investigation and exploration, such as magnetometry, photometry, and spectroscopy are described in separate articles. In addition, the Encyclopedia chronicles the history of planetary science, including biographies of pioneering scientists, and detailed descriptions of all major lunar and planetary missions and programs. The Encyclopedia of Planetary Sciences is superbly illustrated throughout with over 450 line drawings, 180 black and white photographs, and 63 color illustrations. It will be a key reference source for planetary scientists, astronomers, and workers in related disciplines such as geophysics, geology, and the atmospheric sciences.

Author : Dale P. Cruikshank,Mildred Shapley Matthews,A. M. Schumann
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 1292 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1995-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 0816515255

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Neptune and Triton by Dale P. Cruikshank,Mildred Shapley Matthews,A. M. Schumann Pdf

The first reconnaissance of all the major planets of the Solar System culminated in the Voyager 2 encounter with Neptune in August 1989. Neptune itself was revealed as a planet with gigantic active storms in its atmosphere, and off-center magnetic field, and a system of tenuous, lumpy rings. Whereas only two satellites were known prior to the encounter, Voyager discovered six more. Triton, the largest satellite, was revealed as a frozen, icy world with clouds and layers of haze, and with vertical plumes of particles reaching five miles into the thin atmosphere. This latest Space Science Series volume presents the current level of understanding of Neptune, its riings, and its satellites, derived from the data received from the Voyager. The book's chapters are written by the world's leading authorities on various aspects of the Neptune system and are based on papers presented at an international conference held in January 1992. Covering details of Neptune's interior, atmosphere, rings, magnetic fields, and near-space environment--as well as the small satellites and the remarkable moon Triton--this volume is a unique resource for planetary scientists and astronomers requiring a comprehensive analysis of Neptune viewed in the context of our knowledge of the other giant planets. Until another spacecraft is sent to Neptune, Neptune and Triton will stand as the basic reference on the planet.