Microphysics of Cosmic Plasmas

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Balogh, André (Editor), Bykov, Andrei (Editor), Cargill, Peter (Editor), Dendy, Richard (Editor), Dudok de Wit, Thierry (Editor), Raymond, John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Space Sciences Series of ISSI, 47
• Subjects: Physics.; Space sciences.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Plasma Physics.

This title presents a review of the detailed aspects of the physical processes that underlie the observed properties, structures and dynamics of cosmic plasmas. An assessment of the status of understanding of microscale processes in all astrophysical collisionless plasmas is provided. The topics dis...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: Microphysics of Cosmic Plasmas: Background, Motivation and Objectives
• Microphysics in Astrophysical Plasmas
• Turbulence and Instabilities in the Solar Wind
• Solar Surface and Atmospheric Dynamics: The Photosphere
• MHD Turbulence and the Generation of Magnetic Fields
• Microphysics of Cosmic Ray Driven Plasma Instabilities.