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- Provides and up to date review of the field
- Each chapter presents research problems and contains a pedagogical component
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings (ASSSP)
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Table of contents (23 papers)
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Accretion Disks
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Solar and Space Plasmas
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Front Matter
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About this book
It is well established and appreciated by now that more than 99% of the baryonic matter in the universe is in the plasma state. Most astrophysical systems could be approximated as conducting fluids in a gravitational field. It is the combined effect of these two that gives rise to the mind boggling variety of configurations in the form of filaments, loops, jets and arches. The plasma structures that cannot last for more than a second or less in a laboratory remain intact for astronomical time and spatial scales in an astrophysical setting. The case in point is the well known extragalactic jets whose collimation and stability has remained an enigma inspite of the efforts of many for many long years. The high energy radiation sources such as the active galactic nuclei again summon the coherent plasma radiation processes for their exceptionally large output from regions of relatively small physical sizes. The generation of magnetic field, anomalous transport of angular momentum with decisive bearing on star formation processes, the ubiquitous MHD turbulence under conditions irreproducible in terrestrial laboratories are some of the generic issues still awaiting a concerted effort for their understanding. Quantum Plasmas, pair plasmas and pair-ion plasmas exist under extreme conditions in planetary interiors and exotic stars. In this workshop plasma physicists, astrophysicists and plasma astrophysicists are brought together to discuss these issues.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Turbulence, Dynamos, Accretion Disks, Pulsars and Collective Plasma Processes
Book Subtitle: First Kodai-Trieste Workshop on Plasma Astrophysics held at the Kodaikanal Observatory, India, August 27 - September 7, 2007
Editors: S. S. Hasan, R. T. Gangadhara, V. Krishan
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8868-1
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8867-4Published: 17 October 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-8011-0Published: 28 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8868-1Published: 11 October 2008
Series ISSN: 1570-6591
Series E-ISSN: 1570-6605
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 342
Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction, Classical Electrodynamics, Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Quantum Gases and Condensates
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