Physics of the Plasma Universe

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Cosmic Plasma Fundamentals

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   Pages 1-41

3. Birkeland Currents in Cosmic Plasma

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   Pages 43-91

4. Biot—Savart Law in Cosmic Plasma

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   Pages 93-135

5. Electric Fields in Cosmic Plasma

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   Pages 137-170

6. Double Layers in Astrophysics

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7. Synchrotron Radiation

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   Pages 197-252

8. Transport of Cosmic Radiation

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   Pages 253-283

9. Particle-in-Cell Simulation of Cosmic Plasma

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   Pages 285-303

10. Back Matter

    Pages 305-372

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During the past decade our understanding of plasma physics has witnessed an explosive growth due to research in two areas: work directed toward controlled nuclear fusion and work in space physics. This book addresses the growing need to apply these complementary discoveries to astrophysics. Today plasma is recognized as the key element to understanding the generation of magnetic fields in planets, stars and galaxies, the accel- eration and transport of cosmic rays, and many other phenomena occurring in interstellar space, in radio galaxies, stellar atmospheres, quasars, and so forth.

• Dusty plasma
• Nuclear fusion
• Plasma
• astrophysics
• magnetohydrodynamics

• Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA

  Anthony L. Peratt

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