Dynamics of Magnetically Trapped Particles: Foundations of the Physics of Radiation Belts and Space Plasmas

by Juan G. Roederer and Hui Zhang

Book Overview

Particle Drifts and the First Adiabatic Invariant.- Particle Trapping, Drift Shells and the Second Adiabatic Invariant.- Periodic Drift Motion and the Third Adiabatic Invariant.- Trapped Particle Distributions and Flux Mapping.- Violation of the Adiabatic Invariants and Trapped Particle Diffusion.- Introduction to Plasma Physics.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662509555
• ISBN13: 9783662509555
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"