Space Physics : An Introduction to Plasmas and Particles in the Heliosphere and Magnetospheres

by May-Britt Kallenrode

Phenomena in space physics are complex and their understanding often requires the integration of different concepts of space physics. To help the beginner this book uses a new methodological approach. The first chapters introduce simple concepts of plasma physics and describe where these concepts can be applied in space physics. The subsequent chapters are devoted to more-complex observations. These are interpreted in terms of the concepts introduced earlier and new, more difficult, concepts are introduced where they are required. Thus observations and physical concepts can be interwoven to give basic explanations of phenomena and also show the limitations in these explanations and point out some rather fundamental questions.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published August 1, 1998

Reviews

[T Dodson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would give it 5 stars, except there were a lot of errors - in the figures, in the equations, etcetera. I found myself editing a lot of this book with a red pen. Other than that, it was organized well and was interesting to read. I wouldn't recommend the print version because there are a lot of formatting issues on many figures - the PDF version does not have these issues.