{"product_id":"the-propagation-of-radio-waves-the-theory-of-radio-waves-of-low-power-in-the-ionosphere-and-magnetosphere-paperback-9780521369527","title":"The Propagation of Radio Waves; The Theory of Radio Waves of Low Power in the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere (Paperback) 9780521369527","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Propagation of Radio Waves\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Theory of Radio Waves of Low Power in the Ionosphere and Magnetosphere\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn account of the theory of radio waves in the ionosphere and magnetosphere.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eK. G. Budden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521369527, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 4 August 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e688 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 19.2 x 4 cm, 1.19 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … the most significant ionosphere text for many years … it is a masterpiece of lucidity and exposition.' Electronics and Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is concerned with the ionosphere and the magnetosphere, and the theory of their effect on radio waves. It includes accounts of some mathematical topics now widely used in this study, particularly W. K. B. approximations, Airy integral functions and integration by steepest descents. The subject is divided into ray theory and full wave theory. Ray theory is useful for high frequencies when the ionosphere is treated as a horizonally stratified medium. The discussion of the magnetosphere, whose structure is more complicated, includes an account of whistlers and ion cyclotron whistlers. The book has been planned both for final year undergraduates and as a reference book for research. It is suitable as a course book on radio propagation for students of physics or electrical engineering or mathematics. Some of the topics are presented from an elementary viewpoint so as to help undergraduates new to the subject. The later parts are more advanced. Because the subject is so large and has seen many important recent advances, some topics have had to be treated briefly, but there is a full bibliography with about 600 references.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The ionosphere and magnetosphere\u003cbr\u003e 2. The basic equations\u003cbr\u003e 3. The constitutive relations\u003cbr\u003e 4. Magnetoionic theory I. Polarisation and refractive index\u003cbr\u003e 5. Magnetoionic theory II. Rays and group velocity\u003cbr\u003e 6. Stratified media. The booker quartic\u003cbr\u003e 7. Slowly varying medium. The W.K.B. solution\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Airy integral function and the Stokes phenomenon\u003cbr\u003e 9. Integration by steepest descents\u003cbr\u003e 10. Ray tracing in a loss-free stratified medium\u003cbr\u003e 11. Reflection and transmission coefficients\u003cbr\u003e 12. Ray theory results for isotropic ionosphere\u003cbr\u003e 13. Ray theory results for anisotropic plasmas\u003cbr\u003e 14. General ray tracing\u003cbr\u003e 15. Full wave solutions for isotropic ionosphere\u003cbr\u003e 16. Coupled wave eqations\u003cbr\u003e 17. Coalescence of couling points\u003cbr\u003e 18. Full wave methods for anisotropic stratified media\u003cbr\u003e 19. Applications of full wave methods\u003cbr\u003e Answers to problems\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index of definitions of the more important symbols\u003cbr\u003e Subject and name index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Wave mechanics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Wave mechanics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Wave%20mechanics%20%5Bvibration%20\u0026amp;%20acoustics%5D%20%5BPHDS%5D%22\"\u003evibration \u0026amp; acoustics PHDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005309407512,"sku":"9780521369527","price":62.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521369527_1f784d05-a5d0-4564-9ace-ef299bf129e5.gif?v=1691375838","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-propagation-of-radio-waves-the-theory-of-radio-waves-of-low-power-in-the-ionosphere-and-magnetosphere-paperback-9780521369527","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}