Magnetohydrodynamics
In the previous chapter we have discussed the motion of individual charged particles in prescribed E- and B-fields. Magnetohydrodynamics is different for two reasons: (a) it considers an ensemble of particles instead of just a single particle and (b) the
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May-Britt Kallenrode
Space Physics An Introduction to Plasmas and Particles in the Heliosphere and Magnetospheres
Third, Enlarged Edition With 211 Figures, 12 Tables, Numerous Exercises and Problems
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Professor Dr. May-Britt Kallenrode Universitiit Osnabriick Fachbereich Physik BarbarastraBe 7 49069 Osnabriick Germany E-mail: [email protected]
ISSN 1439-2674
ISBN 978-3-642-05829-5
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kallenrode, May-Britt, 1962.Space physics: an introduction to plasmas and particles in the heliosphere and magnetospheres / May-Britt Kallenrode.- 3rd, enl. ed. p. cm. - (Advanced texts in physics, ISSN 1439-2674) ISBN 978-3-642-05829-5 ISBN 978-3-662-09959-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-09959-9
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Preface to the Third Edition
This book is a revised and expanded version of the second edition of Space Physics. The first part introduces basic concepts and formalisms which are used in almost all branches of spac
