Author: Ying-Dong JiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The Magnetohydrodynamics of Cometary Plasma
Author: Ying-Dong JiaAdvanced Magnetohydrodynamics
Author: J. P. GoedbloedPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139487280
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 651
Book Description
Following on from the companion volume Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics, this textbook analyzes the applications of plasma physics to thermonuclear fusion and plasma astrophysics from the single viewpoint of MHD. This approach turns out to be ever more powerful when applied to streaming plasmas (the vast majority of visible matter in the Universe), toroidal plasmas (the most promising approach to fusion energy), and nonlinear dynamics (where it all comes together with modern computational techniques and extreme transonic and relativistic plasma flows). The textbook interweaves theory and explicit calculations of waves and instabilities of streaming plasmas in complex magnetic geometries. It is ideally suited to advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in plasma physics and astrophysics.
An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics
Author: M. GoossensPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9400710763
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
Most of the visible matter in the universe exists in the plasma state. Plasmas are of major importance for space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics. On Earth they are essential for magnetic controlled thermonuclear fusion. This textbook collects lecture notes from a one-semester course taught at the K.U. Leuven to advanced undergraduate students in applied mathematics and physics. A particular strength of this book is that it provides a low threshold introduction to plasmas with an emphasis on first principles and fundamental concepts and properties. The discussion of plasma models is to a large extent limited to Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) with its merits and limitations clearly explained. MHD provides the students on their first encounter with plasmas, with a powerful plasma model that they can link to familiar classic fluid dynamics. The solar wind is studied as an example of hydrodynamics and MHD at work in solar physics and astrophysics.
Comets in the Post-Halley Era
Author: R.L. NewburnPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780792311652
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 692
Book Description
In Part Based on Reviews Presented at the 121st Colloquium of the International Astronomical Union, held in Bamberg, Germany, April 24-28, 1989
Cometary Plasma Processes
Author: Alan D. JohnstonePublisher: American Geophysical Union
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 61. Since Explorer 1 discovered the Earth's radiation belts more than thirty years ago, there have been many opportunities to show the value of in-situ observations over remote-sensing when it comes to an understanding of the space plasma environment. When one of the inner solar system's regular visitors was due to make its once-in-a-lifetime appearance in 1986 the opportunity was too important to be missed. For not only is comet Halley one of the most reliable comets it is also nearly two orders of magnitude larger than any other comet with a known period. Well before there was any visible trace of Halley's comet in the night sky, three of the big four space agencies were banking on that reliability and were preparing five spacecraft to make the journey to intercept the comet. Such activity acted as a spur to the ingenuity of the fourth agency who found a way to redirect one of their long-serving spacecraft and to win the race to be the first to a comet, albeit the smaller, and at the time virtually unknown, Giacobini-Zinner. Although a healthy spirit of competition infused the scientific and engineering teams working on the project at various levels, what mattered in the end was the global cooperation between the agencies and many ground-based observers which for example, enabled Giotto to reach the comet with one-tenth of the targetting error that had originally been predicted.
Introduction to Comets
Author: John C. BrandtPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521004664
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
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Exploration of Halley’s Comet
Author: Michael GrewingPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642829716
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1005
Book Description
The 1985/86 apparition of Halley's Comet turned out to be the most important apparition of a comet ever. It provided a worldwide science community with a wealth of exciting new discoveries, the most remarkable of which was undoubtedly the first image of a cometary nucleus. Halley's Comet is the brightest periodic comet, and the most famous of the 750 known comets. With its 76-year period, its recent appearance was truly a "once-in-a-lifetime" observational opportunity. The 1985/86 apparition was the thirtieth consecutive recorded apparition. Five apparitions ago, the English astronomer Edmond Halley discovered the periodicity of "his" comet and correctly predicted its return in 1758, a triumph for science best appreciated in the context of contemporary views, or rather fears, about comets at that time. The increasingly rapid progress in technological development is very much apparent when one compares the dominant tools for cometary research during Halley's next three apparitions: in 1835 studies were made based on drawings ofthe comet; in 1910 photographic plates were used; while in March 1986 an armada of six spacecraft from four space agencies approached the comet and carried out in situ measurements, 1 AU from the Earth. In 1910, nobody could have dreamed that this was possible, and today it is equally difficult to anticipate what scientists will be able to achieve in 2061.
Plasma Dynamics for Aerospace Engineering
Author: Joseph J. S. ShangPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108317693
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
This valuable resource summarizes the past fifty years' basic research accomplishments in plasma dynamics for aerospace engineering, presenting these results in a comprehensive volume that will be an asset to any professional in the field. It offers a comprehensive review of the foundation of plasma dynamics while integrating the most recently developed modeling and simulation techniques with the theoretic physics, including the state-of-the-art numerical algorithms. Several first-ever demonstrations for innovations and incisive explanations for previously unexplained observations are included. All the necessary formulations for technical evaluation to engineering applications are derived from the first principle by statistic and quantum mechanics, and led to physics-based computational simulations for practical applications. The computer-aided procedures directly engage the reader to duplicate findings that are nearly impossible by using ground-based experimental facilities. Plasma Dynamics for Aerospace Engineering will allow readers to reach an incisive understanding of plasma physics.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Multiscale Coupling of Sun-Earth Processes
Author: A.T.Y. LuiPublisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0444518819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Full text e-book available as part of the Elsevier ScienceDirect Earth and Planetary Sciences subject collection.