Collisionless Shocks in Space Plasmas: Structure and Accelerated Particles - Couverture rigide

Livre 23 sur 23: Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series

Burgess, David; Scholer, Manfred

 
9780521514590: Collisionless Shocks in Space Plasmas: Structure and Accelerated Particles

Synopsis

An engaging introduction to collisionless shocks in space plasmas, presenting a complete review, from first principles to current research.

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À propos des auteurs

David Burgess is Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary, University of London. He has extensive experience in the simulation and theory of space plasma shocks and turbulence, and has been involved in several international space missions including AMPTE, Ulysses and Cluster. He is currently on instrument science teams for the Solar Orbiter and Solar Probe Plus missions.

Manfred Scholer is Professor of Geophysics at Munich University and a former group leader of the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics. He has completed extensive research in solar, heliospheric and magnetospheric physics by means of theory, data analysis and numerical simulations. He is a fellow of the American Geophysical Union and Co-Investigator on several spacecraft, including SOHO and Cluster.

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