Ebook: Cosmic Ray Astrophysics
- Genre: Physics // Astronomy: Astrophysics
- Tags: Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Particle and Nuclear Physics
- Series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
- Year: 2002
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book provides an exhaustive account of the origin and dynamics of cosmic rays. Divided into three parts, it first gives an up-to-date summary of the observational data, then -- in the following theory section -- deals with the kinetic description of cosmic ray plasma. The underlying diffusion-convection transport equation, which governs the coupling between cosmic rays and the background plasma, is derived and analyzed in detail. In the third part, several applications of the solutions of the transport equation are presented and how key observations in cosmic ray physics can be accounted for is demonstrated. The applications include cosmic ray modulation, acceleration near shock waves and the galactic propagation of cosmic rays. While the book is primarily of interest to scientists working at the forefront of research, the very careful derivations and explanations make it suitable also as an introduction to the field of cosmic rays for graduate students.
This book provides an exhaustive account of the origin and dynamics of cosmic rays. Divided into three parts, it first gives an up-to-date summary of the observational data, then -- in the following theory section -- deals with the kinetic description of cosmic ray plasma. The underlying diffusion-convection transport equation, which governs the coupling between cosmic rays and the background plasma, is derived and analyzed in detail. In the third part, several applications of the solutions of the transport equation are presented and how key observations in cosmic ray physics can be accounted for is demonstrated. The applications include cosmic ray modulation, acceleration near shock waves and the galactic propagation of cosmic rays. While the book is primarily of interest to scientists working at the forefront of research, the very careful derivations and explanations make it suitable also as an introduction to the field of cosmic rays for graduate students.
This book provides an exhaustive account of the origin and dynamics of cosmic rays. Divided into three parts, it first gives an up-to-date summary of the observational data, then -- in the following theory section -- deals with the kinetic description of cosmic ray plasma. The underlying diffusion-convection transport equation, which governs the coupling between cosmic rays and the background plasma, is derived and analyzed in detail. In the third part, several applications of the solutions of the transport equation are presented and how key observations in cosmic ray physics can be accounted for is demonstrated. The applications include cosmic ray modulation, acceleration near shock waves and the galactic propagation of cosmic rays. While the book is primarily of interest to scientists working at the forefront of research, the very careful derivations and explanations make it suitable also as an introduction to the field of cosmic rays for graduate students.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Cosmic Rays as Part of the Universe....Pages 7-24
Direct Observations of Cosmic Rays....Pages 25-71
Interactions of Cosmic Ray Electrons....Pages 73-103
Interactions of Cosmic Ray Nuclei....Pages 105-141
Indirect Observations of Cosmic Rays....Pages 143-178
Immediate Consequences of Galactic Cosmic Ray Observations....Pages 179-182
Statistical Mechanics of Charged Particles....Pages 183-209
Test Wave Approach 1. Waves in Cold Magnetized Plasmas....Pages 211-240
Test Wave Approach 2. Waves in Hot Magnetized Isotropic Plasmas....Pages 241-267
Test Wave Approach 3. Generation of Plasma Waves....Pages 269-291
Test Particle Approach 1. Hierarchy of Transport Equations....Pages 293-312
Test Particle Approach 2. Calculation of Transport Parameters....Pages 313-364
Acceleration and Transport Processes of Cosmic Rays....Pages 365-381
Interplanetary Transport of Cosmic Ray Particles....Pages 383-389
Acceleration of Cosmic Ray Particles at Shock Waves....Pages 391-434
Galactic Cosmic Rays....Pages 435-459
Formation of Cosmic Ray Momentum Spectra....Pages 461-468
Summary and Outlook....Pages 469-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-519
This book provides an exhaustive account of the origin and dynamics of cosmic rays. Divided into three parts, it first gives an up-to-date summary of the observational data, then -- in the following theory section -- deals with the kinetic description of cosmic ray plasma. The underlying diffusion-convection transport equation, which governs the coupling between cosmic rays and the background plasma, is derived and analyzed in detail. In the third part, several applications of the solutions of the transport equation are presented and how key observations in cosmic ray physics can be accounted for is demonstrated. The applications include cosmic ray modulation, acceleration near shock waves and the galactic propagation of cosmic rays. While the book is primarily of interest to scientists working at the forefront of research, the very careful derivations and explanations make it suitable also as an introduction to the field of cosmic rays for graduate students.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XV
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Cosmic Rays as Part of the Universe....Pages 7-24
Direct Observations of Cosmic Rays....Pages 25-71
Interactions of Cosmic Ray Electrons....Pages 73-103
Interactions of Cosmic Ray Nuclei....Pages 105-141
Indirect Observations of Cosmic Rays....Pages 143-178
Immediate Consequences of Galactic Cosmic Ray Observations....Pages 179-182
Statistical Mechanics of Charged Particles....Pages 183-209
Test Wave Approach 1. Waves in Cold Magnetized Plasmas....Pages 211-240
Test Wave Approach 2. Waves in Hot Magnetized Isotropic Plasmas....Pages 241-267
Test Wave Approach 3. Generation of Plasma Waves....Pages 269-291
Test Particle Approach 1. Hierarchy of Transport Equations....Pages 293-312
Test Particle Approach 2. Calculation of Transport Parameters....Pages 313-364
Acceleration and Transport Processes of Cosmic Rays....Pages 365-381
Interplanetary Transport of Cosmic Ray Particles....Pages 383-389
Acceleration of Cosmic Ray Particles at Shock Waves....Pages 391-434
Galactic Cosmic Rays....Pages 435-459
Formation of Cosmic Ray Momentum Spectra....Pages 461-468
Summary and Outlook....Pages 469-474
Back Matter....Pages 475-519
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