Physics of the Jovian magnetosphere / edited by A.J. Dessler.

Jupiter's magnetosphere (the region of space in which Jupiter's magnetic field influences the motion of charged particles) is the largest object in the solar system; it exhibits new phenomena and behaves, in some respects, like a pulsar. It is a magnetosphere whose physics is dominated by...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Cambridge)
Corporate Author: Cambridge University Press
Other Authors: Dessler, A. J.
Other title:Cambridge books online.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©1983.
Series:Cambridge planetary science series.
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Summary:Jupiter's magnetosphere (the region of space in which Jupiter's magnetic field influences the motion of charged particles) is the largest object in the solar system; it exhibits new phenomena and behaves, in some respects, like a pulsar. It is a magnetosphere whose physics is dominated by internal sources of plasma and energy. This book consists of twelve carefully interwoven articles written by leading space scientists who summarize our state of knowledge of the physics of the magnetosphere surrounding the planet Jupiter. Ground-based data as well as information from the Pioneer and Voyager spacecraft are used in developing both physical descriptions and theoretical understanding. Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere is a valuable reference work for those doing research in magnetospheric physics and in a number of related disciplines.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 544 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0511564570
9780511564574
DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511564574
Language:English.