Magnetic Reconnection: Theoretical and Observational Perspectives

by William Lewis

Book Overview

This volume covers different aspects of recent theoretical and observational work on magnetic reconnection, a fundamental plasma-physical process by which energy stored in magnetic field is converted, often explosively, into heat and kinetic energy. This collection of papers from the fields of solar and space physics, astrophysics, and laboratory plasma physics is especially timely in view of NASA's upcoming Magnetospheric Multiscale mission, which...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1489986251
• ISBN13: 9781489986252
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"