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The Theory Institute in Solar-Terrestrial Physics was held at Boston College 19-26 August 1982. The program consisted of a two-week School followed by the first theory conference in the field. This book is based upon the lectures presented at the School. Several years ago there was a convergence of efforts to promote the role of theory in space plasma physics. Reports from the National Academy of Sciences and NASA advisory committees documented the disciplinary maturity of solar-terrestrial physics and recommended that theorists play a greater role in the continued development of the field. The so-called theory program in solar-terrestrial physics was established by NASA in 1979 and implemented in accordance with the guidelines set forth by a panel of scientists, primarily theorists, in the field. The same panel motivated the Boston College program. Published proceedings of the school would provide curricular materials for the training of graduate students in solar-terrestrial physics. J.M. Forbes, T.E. Holzer, A.J. Hundhausen, A.D. Richmond, and G.L. Siscoe were the principal architects of the curriculum of the School, and I am grateful for their contributions. Each also lectured at the School. The chapters in this book were prepared by the authors themselves with one exception. The chapters by Parker are edited reproductions of his lectures. Unfortunately, it is our loss that the lectures of Holzer and Hundhausen are not included in the book.

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Author:   R.L. Carovillano ,  J.M. Forbes
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1983 ed.
Volume:   104
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.517kg
ISBN:  

9789027716323

ISBN 10:   9027716323
Pages:   859
Publication Date:   31 August 1983
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

The Solar-Terrestrial System.- Solar System Magnetohydrodynamics: Concepts and Basic Equations.- Solar System Magnetohydrodynamics.- Solar and Interplanetary Physics.- Generation of Solar Magnetic Fields.- Cyclonic Convection.- Heating Of the Outer Solar Atmosphere.- Idealized Problem.- Hydromagnetic Waves in the Interplanetary Medium.- Solar Cosmic Rays — Their Injection, Acceleration, and Propagation.- Solar Modulation of Galactic Cosmic Rays.- The Acceleration of Energetic Particles in the Solar Wind.- Magnetospheric Physics.- Large-Scale Morphology of the Magnetosphere.- Magnetic Field Line Merging: Basic Concepts.- Solar-Wind Magnetosphere Coupling.- The Quasi-Static (Slow-Flow) Region of the Magnetosphere.- Global MHD Model of the Earth’s Magnetosphere.- Origins and Consequences of Parallel Electric Fields.- Electrostatic Ion Acoustic Waves.- Hydromagnetic Waves in the Magnetosphere.- Comparative Magnetospheres.- The Use and Misuse of Statistical Analyses.- Upper Atmospheric Physics.- Thermospheric Dynamics and Electrodynamics.- The Terrestrial Ionosphere.- Photochemical Processes in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere.- Physics of the Mesopause Region.- Auroral Excitation and Energy Dissipation.- Small-Scale Structure in the Earth1s Ionosphere: Theory and Numerical Simulation.- Comparative Ionospheres.- II. The Outer Planets.

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'...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

'...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

`...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

...highly recommended for graduate students and researchers in space physics.' Eos (October 1985)

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