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Informationen zum Autor Walker! A.D.M. Klappentext - Thorough overview of solar-terrestrial space plasma physics- Multi-disciplinary! of importance to a range of disciples including space plasma physics! solar physics! geophysics! planetary science! astrophysics and astronautics- Arose from advanced courses! but includes all relevant background information and explores cutting edge research and unanswered problems Zusammenfassung This book provides a coherent account of the important theoretical ideas that underpin the current understanding of ultra-low-frequency wave phenomena in solar-terrestrial physics and that may be used to address future problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis I Fundamentals of MHD Wave Theory Basic Ideas of Thermodynamics and Electrodynamics The Magnetohydrodynamic Approximation Single Particle Motion in Electromagnetic Fields Kinetic Theory of Plasmas Fluid Behaviour Equilibrium and Steady State Conditions Harmonic Plane Waves in a Uniform! Loss-Free Plasma Collisionless damping of MHD waves Wave Packets and Energy Propagation in Uniform Media Reflection and Transmission at Sharp Boundaries in Stationary Media Slowly Varying Media II The Solar-Terrestrial Environment The Sun! the Solar Wind and the Magnetosphere Observations of ULF Oscillations and Waves III Waves in Solar Terrestrial Physics MHD Wave Equations in Non-Uniform Media Propagation in a Plane Stratified Medium Standing Waves and Oscillations in a Cold Plasma Standing Waves and Oscillations in a Compressional Plasma Field Line Resonance in Low Pressure Plasmas Mathematics of Field Line Resonance in Compressible Media Cavity Oscillations and Waveguide Modes Waves in Moving Media Shock Waves Magnetohydrodynamic Instability Wave-Particle Interactions and Kinetic EffectsLast Words IV Appendices A Some Mathematical Techniques B Properties of the Geomagnetic Field C Fourier Analysis Techniques D Wave Analysis Techniques
