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The plasma universe /
"Plasma physics is the fascinating science behind lightning bolts, fluorescent lights, solar flares, ultra-bright TV screens, fusion reactors, cosmic jets, and black hole radiation, to name but a few examples. ... This richly illustrated full colour book reveals, for the first time, the excitin...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The fourth state of matter. The same but different ; What's in a name? ; Irving Langmuir ; Forces and feedbacks
- The music and dance of plasmas. Langmuir waves (plasma oscillations) ; Alfvén waves down the line ; A rough ride from the Sun ; Hannes Alfvén
- The Sun-Earth connection. Lighting up the solar system ; Spots, loops, and lariats of fire ; New views of the Sun ; Blast from the mass ; A mighty wind ; Eugene N. Parker
- Bringing the Sun to Earth : the story of controlled thermonuclear fusion. Magnetic bottles ; Fusion by light ; Just a pinch ; Marshall Rosenbluth
- The cosmic plasma theater : galaxies, stars, and accretion discs. Shaping up ; Going to extremes ; Discs and holes ; Jet propulsion ; In the firing line
- Putting plasmas to work. A plasma to read by ; Walls of light ; Withdrawal and deposits ; Plasmas and human health ; When push comes to shove.