Introduction to Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation

Name: Introduction to Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation
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ISBN: 9780521616119

ISBN-10: 0521616115

ISBN-13: 9780521616119

Edition: 2005

Authors: Martin Walt, Alexander J. Dessler, John T. Houghton, Michael J. Rycroft

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This book is an introductory textbook on the physical processes occurring in the Earth's radiation belts. The presentation is at the advanced undergraduate or first year graduate level, and it is appropriate for students who intend to work in some aspect of magnetospheric physics. The treatment is quantitative and provides the mathematical basis for original work in this subject. The equations describing the motion of energetic ions and electrons in the geomagnetic field are derived from basic principles, and concepts such as magnetic field representations, guiding centre motion, adiabatic invariance, and particle distribution functions are presented in a detailed and accessible manner.…

Book details

List price: $99.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 12/15/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.352
Language: English



Preface



The Earthï¿½ï¿½ï¿½s radiation belts



Charged particle motion in magnetic and electric fields



The geomagnetic field



Adiabatic invariants



Particle fluxes, distribution functions and radiation belt measurements



Particle diffusion and transport



Diffusion in pitch angle



Diffusion in the L coordinate or radial diffusion



Summary and comments


References


Appendices


Index