Whistler and Alfven Mode Cyclotron Masers in Space

by Michael J. Rycroft, V.Y. Trakhtengerts, M. J. Rycroft

Book Overview

The subject of wave-particle interactions occurring in space plasmas has developed strongly, both observationally and theoretically, since the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts of charged particles trapped in the Earth's magnetosphere over forty years ago. These wave-particle interactions are recognized today as being a most important research topic in space plasma physics. This is the first book to provide a full and systematic description...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107410568
• ISBN13: 9781107410565
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.6"