Introduction to Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation

An introductory textbook on the physical processes controlling geomagnetically trapped radiation aimed at first year graduate students specialising in any aspect of magnetospheric physics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The Earth's radiation belts; 2. Charged particle motion in magnetic and electric fields; 3. The geomagnetic field; 4. Adiabatic invariants; 5. Particle fluxes, distribution functions and radiation belt measurements; 6. Particle diffusion and transport; 7. Diffusion in pitch angle; 8. Diffusion in the L coordinate or radial diffusion; 9. Summary and comments; References; Appendices; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Walt, Walt Martin
• Assisted by: Alexander J. Dessler (Editor), John T. Houghton (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2005
• EAN: 9780521616119
• ISBN: 978-0-521-61611-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Cambridge Atmospheric & Space; Cambridge Atmospheric and Space Science Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & Climatology, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, Atmospheric physics, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism