Earth's Magnetosphere: Formed by the Low-Latitude Boundary LayerThe author argues that, after five decades of debate about the interactive of solar wind with the magnetosphere, it is time to get back to basics. Starting with Newton's law, this book also examines Maxwell's equations and subsidiary equations such as continuity, constitutive relations and the Lorentz transformation; Helmholtz' theorem, and Poynting's theorem, among other methods for understanding this interaction.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Historical introduction | 1 |
Chapter 2 Approximate methods | 75 |
Chapter 3 Helmholtzs theorem | 111 |
Chapter 4 Poyntings energy conservation theorem | 151 |
Chapter 5 Magnetopause | 171 |
Chapter 6 Highaltitude cusps | 225 |
Chapter 7 Lowlatitude boundary layer | 253 |
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Earth's Magnetosphere: Formed by the Low-Latitude Boundary Layer Walter Heikkila Limited preview - 2011 |
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