Plasma Astrophysics: Kinetic Processes in Solar and Stellar Coronae

ISBN-13: 9780792324294 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993 / 320 str.

A. O. Benz; Arnold O. Benz

Opis

This textbook is a basic introduction to kinetic plasma phenomena in solar and stellar coronae. The author unifies observations and theory which gives a wide perspective to the subject. An important feature is the lucidly written presentation of the fundamentals of plasma physics. The basic theory developed is then extended to some exemplary and important observations of coronal dynamics, such as coronal current, particle acceleration, propagation of particle beams, and shocks.