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. Ed(S): Cowley, Stanley W. H.; Southwood, David; Mitton, Simon - Magnetospheric Plasma Physics: The Impact of Jim Dungey's Research - 9783319183589 - V9783319183589
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Magnetospheric Plasma Physics: The Impact of Jim Dungey's Research

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Description for Magnetospheric Plasma Physics: The Impact of Jim Dungey's Research Hardback. Editor(s): Cowley, Stanley W. H.; Southwood, David; Mitton, Simon. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Num Pages: 284 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, 56 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHK; PHVG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 596.

This book makes good background reading for much of modern magnetospheric physics. Its origin was a Festspiel for Professor Jim Dungey, former professor in the Physics Department at Imperial College on the occasion of his 90th birthday, 30 January 2013. Remarkably, although he retired 30 years ago, his pioneering and, often, maverick work in the 50’s through to the 70’s on solar terrestrial physics is probably more widely appreciated today than when he retired.

Dungey was a theoretical plasma physicist. The book covers how his reconnection model of the magnetosphere evolved to become the standard model of solar-terrestrial coupling. Dungey’s open ... Read more

Further contributions on current Earth magnetosphere research and space plasma physics included in this book show how Dungey’s basic ideas have remained explanative 50 years on. But the Festspiel also introduced some advances that possibly Dungey had not foreseen. One of the contributions presented in this book is on the variety of magnetospheres of the solar system which have been seen directly during the space age,discussing the variations in spatial scale and reconnection time scale and comparing them in respect of Earth, Mercury, the

giant planets as well as Ganymede. Show Less

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
Number of Pages
271
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319183589
SKU
V9783319183589
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