Plasma Turbulence in the Solar System

• Main Author: Narita, Yasuhito (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Physics,
• Subjects: Physics.; Fluids.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Space sciences.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Geophysics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Plasma Physics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.; Fluid- and Aerodynamics.; Geophysics and Environmental Physics.; Signal, Image and Speech Processing.

Dynamics of astrophysical systems is often described by plasma physics, yet understanding the nature of plasma turbulence remains as a challenge in physics in both theories and experiments. This book is an up-to-date summary and review of recent results in research on waves and turbulence in near-Ea...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical background
• Multi-spacecraft measurements
• Turbulence properties in space plasma
• Impacts on related subjects.