Overview
- This volume explores uncharted scientific territory, with comprehensive articles discussing the fascinating interdisciplinary field of the effect of our galactic environment on the heliosphere, planetary system and Earth, and written by leading experts who created this field.
- The breadth of these articles addresses all aspects of this problem, and lay the foundation for future studies of the relevance of our galactic environment to the solar system, Earth and planets.
- Our detailed knowledge of the heliosphere, combined with the extrapolation of this knowledge to diverse heliosphere boundary conditions, provides a foundation for studies of the astrospheres of external cool stars.
- Detailed physical models show that the interstellar-modulated heliosphere (the solar wind bubble) governs the flux of cosmic rays at Earth, and models and data indicate this is a major factor in cloud cover and the climate. This major scientific point is discussed from all views, including the cosmic ray modulation for variable interstellar environments, paleoclimate records of this modulation, and the importance of separating interstellar from solar activity modulation of the heliosphere.
- This volume presents the first full scientific discussion of this topic, still in its infancy, and discusses the physics behind the scientific models and data that are required to understand the topic.
Part of the book series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library (ASSL, volume 338)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth lays the foundation for an interdisciplinary study of the influence of interstellar material on the solar system and Earth as we travel through the Milky Way Galaxy. The solar wind bubble responds dynamically to interstellar material flowing past the Sun, regulating interstellar gas, dust, and cosmic particle fluxes in the interplanetary medium and the Earth. Cones of interstellar gas and dust focused by solar gravity, the magnetospheres of the outer planets, and cosmic rays at Earth all might yield the first hints of changes in our galactic environment.
Twelve articles from leading experts in diverse fields discuss the physical changes expected as the heliosphere adjusts to its galactic environment. Topics include the interaction between the solar wind and interstellar dust and gas, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, temporal variations in the solar environment, and the cosmic ray isotope record preserved in paleoclimate data.
Reviews
"I admire the great care that Priscilla Frisch has taken in the editorial work, the balanced subjects, the attractive and clear figures. Also the general topic is well chosen and the various chapters are presented very clearly." - C. de Jager
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Solar Journey: The Significance of Our Galactic Environment for the Heliosphere and Earth
Editors: Priscilla C. Frisch
Series Title: Astrophysics and Space Science Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4557-3
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-4397-0Published: 01 September 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8481-8Published: 23 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-4557-8Published: 12 September 2006
Series ISSN: 0067-0057
Series E-ISSN: 2214-7985
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 413
Topics: Planetology, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)