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Fundamentals of Cosmic Electrodynamics

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Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 191)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 1-3
  3. Coulomb Collisions of Particles

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 47-58
  4. Statistical Description of a Plasma

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 59-79
  5. Hydrodynamic Description of a Plasma

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 81-100
  6. Magnetohydrodynamics

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 101-115
  7. Plasma Flows in a Strong Magnetic Field

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 117-134
  8. Waves and Discontinuous Flows in a MHD Medium

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 135-165
  9. Evolutionarity of MHD discontinuities

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 167-177
  10. Plasma Equilibrium in a Magnetic Field

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 179-196
  11. Stationary Plasma Flows in a Magnetic Field

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 197-219
  12. Magnetic Reconnection in Current Sheets

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 221-247
  13. Evolutionarity of current sheets

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 249-272
  14. Selected Trends in Cosmic Electrodynamics

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 297-306
  15. Reconnection of Electric Currents

    • Boris V. Somov
    Pages 307-324
  16. Back Matter

    Pages 325-364

About this book

Cosmic electrodynamics is the specific branch of plasma physics which studies electromagnetic phenomena -- mostly the role of electromagnetic forces in dynamics of highly-conducting compressible medium in the solar interior and atmosphere, solar wind, in the Earth's magnetosphere and magnetospheres of other planets as well as pulsars and other astrophysical objects.
This textbook is written to be used at several different levels. It is aimed primarily at beginning graduate students who are assumed to have a knowledge of basic physics. Starting from the language of plasma physics, from Maxwell's equations, the author guides the reader into the more specialized concepts of cosmic electrodynamics.
The main attention in the book is paid to physics rather than maths. However, the clear mathematical image of physical processes in space plasma is presented and spelled out in the surrounding text. There is not another way to work in modern astrophysics at the quantitative level.
The book will also be useful for professional astronomers and for specialists, who investigate cosmic plasmas from space, as well as for everybody who is interested in modern astrophysics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Moscow State University, Russia

    Boris V. Somov

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