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ISBN Number: 9780792330226
Written by: Bliokh, P. V.
Published by: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Written by: Yaroshenko, V.
Written by: Sinitsin, V.
Location: Dordrecht ;
Subject: Cosmic dust.
Subject: Plasma astrophysics.
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Nuclear Physics
Subject: Astronomy, General
Edition Description: Includes bibliographical references.
Series: Geojournal Library
Series Volume: 38-5Av. 193
Date of Publication: September 1995
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 268
Book Size: 921x614x63 123
This book is the first monograph dealing with dusty and self- gravitational plasmas. It is focused on collective effects in the dusty plasma, with allowance for gravitational interaction between dust grains which was not given much attention in the literature until now. Other features include charging of dust particles under various physical conditions and the motion of dust particles under the joint action of electromagnetic and gravitation fields (gravitoelectrodynamics). Waves in isotropic and magnetized dusty plasmas are considered in both linear and nonlinear theory. Wave scattering and various plasma instabilities are discussed. The theoretical developments are tied to astrophysical observations, in particular the role played by dusty plasma in the structure formation of planetary rings is analyzed. Several theories are reviewed and a new hypothesis for the origin of `spokes' in Saturn's rings is presented. Audience: The book is addressed to graduate and research physicists working in plasma physics and astrophysics.
Book News Annotation:
Synthesizes information from the scientific papers, surveys, and
special issues of journals that have dealt with dusty plasmas since
they were found in planetary rings and comet environments by
interplanetary missions of the late 1970s and 1980s. The five papers
focus on cooperative phenomena such as waves and instabilities and
the effects of self-gravitation, but also consider such topics as
electrostatics of the plasma as a whole, gravito-electro-dynamics of
individual charged particles, and the astrophysical implications
especially in regard to planetary rings. Of interest to physicists
and astrophysicists researching plasma. No index.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
