{"product_id":"plasma-waves-in-the-magnetosphere-a-d-m-walker-9783642778698","title":"Plasma Waves in the Magnetosphere","description":"This book is a study of plasma waves which are observed in the earth's magnetosphere. The emphasis is on a thorough, but concise, treatment of the necessary theory and the use of this theory to understand the manifold varieties of waves which are observed by ground-based instruments and by satellites. We restrict our treatment to waves with wavelengths short compared with the spatial scales of the background plasma in the mag- netosphere. By so doing we exclude large scale magnetohydrodynamic phenomena such as ULF pulsations in the Pc2-5 ranges. The field is an active one and we cannot hope to discuss every wave phenomenon ever observed in the magnetosphere  We try instead to give a good treatment of phenomena which are well understood, and which illustrate as many different parts of the theory as possible. It is thus hoped to put the reader in a position to understand the current literature. The treatment is aimed at a beginning graduate student in the field but it is hoped that it will also be of use as a reference to established workers. A knowledge of electromagnetic theory and some elementary plasma physics is assumed. The mathematical background required in- cludes a knowledge of vector calculus, linear algebra, and Fourier trans- form theory encountered in standard undergraduate physics curricula. A reasonable acquaintance with the theory of functions of a complex vari- able including contour integration and the residue theorem is assumed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. D. M. Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3642778690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783642778698\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/19\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.76d","brand":"A. D. M. Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126014144767,"sku":"9783642778698","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e7b1e8f4-6951-40c1-8f57-771b1478c4ff.jpg?v=1687445808","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/plasma-waves-in-the-magnetosphere-a-d-m-walker-9783642778698","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}