Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere

A valuable reference work for those doing research in magnetospheric physics and related disciplines.

A. J. Dessler (Edited by)

9780521520065, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 15 August 2002

564 pages
23.6 x 19.1 x 3.2 cm, 1.049 kg

Jupiter's magnetosphere (the region of space in which Jupiter's magnetic field influences the motion of charged particles) is the largest object in the solar system; it exhibits new phenomena and behaves, in some respects, like a pulsar. It is a magnetosphere whose physics is dominated by internal sources of plasma and energy. This book consists of twelve carefully interwoven articles written by leading space scientists who summarize our state of knowledge of the physics of the magnetosphere surrounding the planet Jupiter. Ground-based data as well as information from the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft are used in developing both physical descriptions and theoretical understanding. Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere is a valuable reference work for those doing research in magnetospheric physics and in a number of related disciplines.

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Foreword James A. Van Allen
Preface
1. Jupiter's magnetic field and magnetosphere Mario H. Acuña, Kenneth W. Behannon and J. E. P. Connerney
2. Ionosphere Darrell F. Strobel and Sushil K. Atreya
3. The low-energy plasma in the Jovian magnetosphere J. W. Belcher
4. Low-energy particle population S. M. Krimigis and E. C. Roelof
5. High-energy particles A. W. Schardt and C. K. Goertz
6. Spectrophotometric studies of the Io torus Robert A. Brown, Carl B. Pilcher and Darrell F. Strobel
7. Phenomenology of magnetospheric radio emissions T. D. Carr, M. D. Desch and J. K. Alexander
8. Plasma waves in the Jovian magnetosphere D. A. Gurnett and F. L. Scarf
9. Theories of radio emissions and plasma waves Melvyn L. Goldstein and C. K. Goertz
10. Magnetospheric models T. W. Hill, A. J. Dessler and C. K. Goertz
11. Plasma distribution and flow Vytenis M. Vasyliunas
12. Microscopic plasma processes in the Jovian magnetosphere Richard Mansergh Thorne
Appendixes
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Geological surface processes [geomorphology RBGD]