Published 2002
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Book
Cosmic ray astrophysics
Description
The following topics are covered: cosmic rays as part of the universe, direct observations of cosmic rays, interactions of cosmic ray electrons, interactions of cosmic ray nuclei, indirect observations, statistical mechanics of charged particles, waves in cold magnetized plasmas, waves in hot magnetized isotropic plasmas, generation of plasma waves, transport equations, transport parameters, acceleration and transport processes of cosmic rays, interplanetary transport, shock wave acceleration of cosmic ray particles, galactic cosmic rays, momentum spectra (WL)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Springer
- Imprint Place
- Berlin (Germany)
- ISBN
- 3-540-66465-3
- Imprint Pagination
- 534 p.
- Series
- Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
- ISSN
- 0941-7834
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 33008183
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ACCELERATION; ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC RADIATION; COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION; DIFFUSION; KINETIC EQUATIONS; PLASMA; SHOCK WAVES; TRANSPORT THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; PHYSICS; RADIATIONS