Plasma astrophysics

by J. G. Kirk, J.G. Kirk, D.B. Melrose et al.

1994 324 pages eng

This volume presents the lecture notes of the 24th Advanced Course of the Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy in March 1994 at Les Diablerets. In three lectures on magnetohydrodynamics, on kinetic plasma physics and on particle acceleration leading experts describe the physical basis of the…