Advances in plasma astrophysics
Subtitle: proceedings of the 274th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Giardini Naxos, Italy, September 6-10, 2010
By: edited by Alfio Bonanno, Elisabete de Gouveia dal Pino and Alexander G. Kosovichev
Contributors: Bonanno, Alfio; Pino, E. M. de Gouveia dal (Elisabete M. de Gouveia dal); Kosovichev, Alexander G.; International Astronomical Union
Series: IAU symposium proceedings series -- no. 274; IAU symposium and colloquium proceedings series -- 274.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 489
ISBN-13: 9780521197410
Subjects: Plasma astrophysics; Congresses
Other titles: Proceedings of the 274th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Giardini Naxos, Italy, September 6-10, 2010
Description: "The importance of connecting astrophysical theory, observations, simulations and laboratory astrophysics is nowadays widely appreciated by the scientific community. IAU Symposium 274 discusses recent observational, theoretical and experimental efforts in understanding the basic plasma processes in the Universe at all scales, from the primordial plasmas of the early Universe to stellar and laboratory plasmas. Experts from different fields examine topics including: the origin and dynamics of magnetic fields in astrophysical systems (the dynamo problem); the origin of x-ray emitting coronas and the role of magnetic reconnection; the acceleration of charged particles; winds and jets from highly-evolved stars and supernova remnants; plasma radiation processes; turbulence of the magnetized plasma in astrophysical objects and in the ISM, IGM and the solar wind; quantum plasmas under extreme conditions in planetary interiors and in exotic stars; and many other key problems in modern plasma astrophysics"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.