Cosmic Electrodynamics

Originally published in 1958, this textbook was primarily designed for undergraduate students and presents a classical account of cosmic electrodynamics.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Preliminaries; 2. The velocity-distribution method; 3. The motion of magnetic fields; 4. Magnetostatics; 5. Magnetodynamics; 6. Acceleration of charged particles to high energy; 7. Solar phenomena; 8. Magnetic storms and aurorae; 9. Ionospheric electrodynamics; Appendix. The effective frequency of collisions between charged particles; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

Originally published in 1958, this informative textbook was primarily designed for undergraduate students and presents a classical account of cosmic electrodynamics, as well as addressing the rapid changes and growth in the field and discussing the new and emerging developments at the time of publication.

Product details

• Authors: J. W. Dungey, Dungey J. W.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.02.2016
• EAN: 9781316601877
• ISBN: 978-1-316-60187-7
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / History, EDUCATION / History, Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, History of Science, History of Education, c 1950 to c 1959, C 1945 To C 1960