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Author:   M. Ashour-Abdalla ,  D.A. Dutton
Publisher:   Springer
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1985 ed.
Weight:   1.210kg
ISBN:  

9789027721082

ISBN 10:   9027721084
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   30 November 1985
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1 — Simulations.- Fundamentals of Plasma Simulation.- Electromagnetic Particle Simulation Codes.- Elimination of Electromagnetic Radiation in Plasma Simulation: The Darwin or Magnetoinductive Approximation.- Particle Simulation Models for Low Frequency Microinstabilities in a Magnetic Field.- Hybrid Simulation Codes with Application to Shocks and Upstream Waves.- Implicit Plasma Simulation.- Time-Implicit Simulation of Particle-Fluid Systems.- Multidimensional Particle Codes: Their Capabilities and Limitations.- Wave-Particle Diagnostics for Plasma Simulation.- Particle Code Simulations with Injected Particles.- Optimizing Computational Efficiency and User Convenience in Plasma Simulation Codes.- Fluid Modeling of Magnetized Plasmas.- Global Simulations Using MHD Codes: A Few Points to Consider Before You Try One.- The Future of Space Plasma Simulation.- 2 — Observations.- Plasmas in the Earth’s Magnetotail.- Wave Observations in Outer Planet Magnetospheres.- The Menagerie of Geospace Plasma Waves.- Observations of Low Energy Magnetospheric Plasma Outside the Plasmasphere.- Field-Aligned (Birkeland) Currents.- Large Electric Fields in the Magnetosphere.- Plasma Observations in the Auroral and Polar Cap Region.- Observations of Ion Cyclotron Waves Near Synchronous Orbit and on the Ground.- Dynamics of the Earth’s Ring Current: Theory and Observation.- 3 — Theory.- Space Plasma Turbulent Dissipation: Reality or Myth?.- Kinetic Theory of Plasma Waves.- Coherent Nonlinear Effects on Electromagnetic Wave-Particle Interactions.- Whistler Mode Propagation in the Earth and Planetary Magnetospheres and Ray Tracing Techniques.- Coupling of Macroscopic and Small Scale Phenomena.- Global Energy Regulation in the Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System.- Auroral ArcFormation: Kinetic and MHD Effects.- Consequences of Hydromagnetic Waves on Magnetospheric Particle Dynamics.- Spectral Computation of Tandem Mirror Equilibria with Finite Larmor Radius Effects.- ISSS2 Participants and Contributors.- ISSS2 Supporting Organizations.- Author Index.- Announcement.

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