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Physics of Collisionless Shocks: Space Plasma Shock Waves
André Balogh
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Description for Physics of Collisionless Shocks: Space Plasma Shock Waves
Hardback. This book provides a systematic treatment of shock waves in high-temperature collisionless plasmas as are encountered in near Earth space and astrophysics. It offers a unique and excellently illustrated course on shock wave physics and applications. Series: ISSI Scientific Report Series. Num Pages: 500 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 33. Weight in Grams: 900.
The present book provides a contemporary systematic treatment of shock waves in high-temperature collisionless plasmas as are encountered in near Earth space and in Astrophysics. It consists of two parts. Part I develops the complete theory of shocks in dilute hot plasmas under the assumption of absence of collisions among the charged particles when the interaction is mediated solely by the self-consistent electromagnetic fields. Such shocks are naturally magnetised implying that the magnetic field plays an important role in their evolution and dynamics. This part treats subcritical shocks which dissipate flow energy by generating anomalous resistance or viscosity. The main ... Read more
The present book provides a contemporary systematic treatment of shock waves in high-temperature collisionless plasmas as are encountered in near Earth space and in Astrophysics. It consists of two parts. Part I develops the complete theory of shocks in dilute hot plasmas under the assumption of absence of collisions among the charged particles when the interaction is mediated solely by the self-consistent electromagnetic fields. Such shocks are naturally magnetised implying that the magnetic field plays an important role in their evolution and dynamics. This part treats subcritical shocks which dissipate flow energy by generating anomalous resistance or viscosity. The main ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
ISSI Scientific Report Series
Condition
New
Weight
900g
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461460985
SKU
V9781461460985
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About André Balogh
André Balogh is Emeritus Professor of Space Physics in Imperial College London and a past Director of the International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland. He has participated in numerous scientific space missions since the mid‐1960s and has been a Principal Investigator on the Ulysses and Cluster missions. His principal research interest is the observation and study of magnetic fields in the ... Read more
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