Plasma Astrophysics and Cosmology
Subtitle: the Second IEEE International Workshop, Princeton, New Jersey, May 10-12, 1993
By: edited by Anthony L. Peratt
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Dordrecht
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 299
ISBN-13: 9789401041812; 9789401104050
Subjects: Physics
Other titles: Second IEEE International Workshop, Princeton, New Jersey, May 10-12, 1993
Description: Today many scientists recognize plasma as the key element in understanding new observations in interplanetary and interstellar space, in stars, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies, and throughout the observable universe. Plasma astrophysics and cosmology, as a unified discipline, cover topics such as the large scale structure and filamentation of the universe; the microwave background; the formation of galaxies and magnetic fields; active galactic nuclei and quasars; the origin and abundance of light elements; star formation and the evolution of solar systems; redshift periodicities and anomalous redshifts; general relativity; electric fields; the acceleration of charged particles to high energies; and cosmic rays. Plasma Astrophysics and Cosmology is an update on the observations made in radio, optical, and high-energy astrophysics, especially over the last decade, and addresses the paradigm changing discoveries made by the planetary probes and satellites, radio telescopes, and the Hubble space telescope. Over twenty contributors, all distinguished plasma scientists, present an entirely new picture of the nature of our plasma universe with articles ranging from the popular level to advanced topics in plasma cosmology.
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