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Plasmas in the universe : proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi", course CXLII, Varenna on Lake Como, Villa Monastero, 6-16 July 1999 / edited by B. Coppi and A. Ferrari and by E. Sindoni.
- Format:
- Book
- Conference/Event
- Author/Creator:
- International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi", Corporate Author.
- Conference Name:
- International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" (1999 : Varenna, Italy)
- International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi".
- Series:
- International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi." Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" ; course 142.
- Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" ; course 142
- International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astrophysics--Congresses.
- Astrophysics.
- Plasma astrophysics--Congresses.
- Plasma astrophysics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (528 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Plasmi nell'Universo
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Washington, DC : IOS Press, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book illustrates new developments in the fields of space and solar physics, stellar physics, extragalactic physics and cosmology. It also elaborates upon the progress of laboratory plasma physics. One of the topics discussed is the existence of collective processes, both linear and non-linear, that can explain key elements of accretion physics, magnetic reconnection, the formation of 'strange' particle distributions, particle scattering phenomena, etc. Astrophysical plasma are dominated by turbulent or quasi-turbulent processes which interactively associate instabilities, radiation proces
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Indice""; ""Foreword""; ""Gruppo fotografico dei partecipanti al Corso fuori testo""; ""Astrophysical plasmas""; ""Introduction""; ""Characteristic parameters""; ""Plasma models""; ""Kinetic equations""; ""Macroscopic fluid equations""; ""Two-fluid model""; ""MHD equations""; ""Ideal MHD equations""; ""Applicability of a fluid treatment""; ""Cold plasma equations""; ""Orbit theory: the strong magnetic field limit""; ""The plasma-magnetic-field interaction""; ""Waves in plasmas""; ""MHD waves""; ""Waves in the two-fluid model""
- ""No external magnetic field, Omega_e = 0(beta_T = V_T/c)""""Longitudinal magnetic field k||B_0, theta = 0""; ""Transverse magnetic field k orthogonal to B_0, theta = pi/2""; ""Generic field orientation, cold plasma""; ""Ion modes""; ""Plasma instabilities""; ""MHD instabilities""; ""Rayleigh-Taylor instability""; ""Kelvin-Helmholtz instability""; ""Intrinsically intermittent accretion, anomalous transport of angular momentum and laboratory experiments""; ""Introduction""; ""Model configuration""; ""Experiments on magnetically confined plasmas and relevant modes""
- ""Basic modes of accretion disk model""""Singularities of bending modes and quasi-modes""; ""Axisymmetric modes and finite plasma temperature""; ""Intermittent accretion""; ""Scattering and acceleration of particles in astrophysics. Lecture 1""; ""Introduction""; ""Nonthermal particles in astrophysical and space plasmas""; ""The energy spectrum""; ""Galactic cosmic rays""; ""Solar cosmic rays""; ""Synchrotron sources""; ""Resonant scattering""; ""Wave-particle resonance""; ""Quasilinear theory""; ""Pitch-angle diffusion by Alfven waves""; ""Spatial diffusion""; ""Acceleration mechanisms""
- ""Fermi mechanisms""""Stochastic acceleration""; ""Acceleration in neutral sheets and during magnetic reconnection""; ""Acceleration by parallel electric fields""; ""Acceleration at shock fronts. Lecture 2""; ""Introduction""; ""Shock waves""; ""Shocks in unmagnetized plasmas""; ""MHD shocks""; ""Shock drift acceleration (SDA)""; ""The de Hoffmann-Teller frame""; ""Reflection or transmission""; ""Maximum energy change""; ""The foreshock and interplanetary shocks""; ""Diffusive shock acceleration (DSA)""; ""Test particle treatment of DSA""; ""Alternative treatment of DSA""
- ""DSA at multiple shocks""""Discussion of DSA""; ""Acceleration of the highest energy particles. Lecture 3""; ""Introduction""; ""Acceleration of cosmic rays""; ""Acceleration of GCRI""; ""Scattering by a turbulent spectrum of waves""; ""Time available for acceleration""; ""Acceleration of GCRII""; ""Acceleration of extremely high energy electrons""; ""The effect of synchrotron losses on multiple DSA""; ""The synchrotron spectrum of M87""; ""Multiple-shock acceleration and the M87 jet""; ""Upper energy cutoff""; ""Flat synchrotron spectra""; ""Acceleration of EGCR""
- ""Maximum possible energy in SDA and DSA""
- Notes:
- At head of title: Italian Physical Society.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61499-227-4
- OCLC:
- 861753805
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