Earth's Magnetosphere
Formed by the Low-Latitude Boundary Layer
By- W.J. Heikkila, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, USA
The 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.
Audience
students and research workers in space physics
Hardbound, 536 Pages
Published: September 2011
Imprint: Elsevier
ISBN: 978-0-444-52864-3
Contents
- Prologue
1. Historical Introduction
2. Approximate Methods
3. Helmholtzs Theorem
4. Poyntings Energy Conservation Theorem
5. Magnetopause
6. High Altitude Cusps
7. Low-Latitude Boundary Layer
7. Driving The Plasma Sheet
9. Magnetospheric Substorms
10. Epilogue

