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Physics of the plasma universe/

"Today many scientists recognize plasma as the key element to understanding new observations in near-Earth, interplanetary, interstellar, and intergalactic space; in stars, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies, and throughout the observable universe. Physics of the Plasma Universe, 2nd Edition is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peratt, Anthony L.
Format: Printed Book
Published: New York: Springer Science+Business Media, 2015.
Edition:2nd ed.
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Online Access:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=wt2CBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR5&dq=Physics+of+the+plasma+universe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0go7noPnLAhUNCo4KHVtMB0gQ6AEIJTAA#v=onepage&q=Physics%20of%20the%20plasma%20universe&f=false
Table of Contents:
  • Cosmic plasma fundamentals
  • Birkeland currents in cosmic plasma
  • Biot-Savart law in cosmic plasma
  • Electric fields in cosmic plasma
  • Double layers in astrophysics
  • Synchrotron radiation
  • Transport of cosmic radiation
  • Critical ionization effect in interstellar clouds
  • Neutral hydrogen filaments and dynamics of galactic Bennett pinches
  • Particle-in-cell simulation of cosmic plasma
  • Further developments in plasma simulation
  • Dynamics of field-aligned currents in the laboratory, aurorae, and galactic space
  • Plasma astrophysics.