Physics of the Plasma Universe

Today many scientists recognize plasma as the key element to understanding new observations in near-Earth, interplanetary, interstellar, and intergalactic space; in stars, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies, and throughout the observable universe. Physics

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Physics of the Plasma Universe Second Edition

Physics of the Plasma Universe

Anthony L. Peratt

Physics of the Plasma Universe Second Edition

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Anthony L. Peratt Los Alamos, NM, USA

ISBN 978-1-4614-7818-8 ISBN 978-1-4614-7819-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-7819-5 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014940735 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 1992, 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

Physics of the Plasma Universe, Second Edition Twenty years have passed since the printing of the first book on this topic, Physics of the Plasma Universe. As the first printing was soon exhausted, there became a need for a new printing or a new book. At this time, I had organized several IEEE sanctioned International Workshops on Plasma Cosmology and was hesitant to simply reprint the first book because of the growing amount of new data whose inclusion would enhance a second book. But with the cessation of all nuclear testing in July 1993, I was reassigned to the Department of Energy in Washington D.C., 1995–1999, where I was tasked in representation of Los Alamos, Sandia, and Livermore National Laboratories, experiments and simulations. Nevertheless, in spite of several exciting posts, Intern

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