Physics of Electric Propulsion

By Robert G. Jahn

Book Overview

Geared toward advanced undergraduates and graduate students, this text systematically develops the concepts of electrical acceleration of gases for propulsion. Starting with primary physical principles and concluding with realistic space thruster designs, it surveys aspects of electricity, magnetism, and ionized gas mechanics underlying physical mechanisms of gas acceleration. 1968 edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486450406
• ISBN13: 9780486450407
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 8.5"