书目名称 | Nonlinear Cosmic Ray Diffusion Theories |
编辑 | Andreas Shalchi |
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概述 | A science monograph presenting the forefront of cosmic ray diffusion theory |
丛书名称 | Astrophysics and Space Science Library |
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描述 | If charged particles move through the interplanetary or interstellar medium, they interact with a large-scale magnetic ?eld such as the magnetic ?eld of the Sun or the Galactic magnetic ?eld. As these background ?elds are usually nearly constant in time and space, they can be approximated by a homogeneous ?eld. If there are no additional ?elds, the particle trajectory is a perfect helix along which the par- cle moves at a constant speed. In reality, however, there are turbulent electric and magnetic?elds dueto the interstellaror solar wind plasma. These ?elds lead to sc- tering of the cosmic rays parallel and perpendicular to the background ?eld. These scattering effects, which usually are of diffusive nature, can be described by s- tial diffusion coef?cients or, alternatively, by mean free paths. The knowledge of these parameters is essential for describing cosmic ray propagation as well as d- fusive shock acceleration. The latter process is responsible for the high cosmic ray energies that have been observed. The layout of this book is as follows. In Chap. 1, the general physical scenario is presented. We discuss fundamental processes such as cosmic ray propagation and accelerati |
出版日期 | Book 2009 |
关键词 | Cosmic Rays; Diffusion Theory; Diffusive Shock Acceleration; Interstellar Medium; Nonlinear Transport Th |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00309-7 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-642-10139-7 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-642-00309-7Series ISSN 0067-0057 Series E-ISSN 2214-7985 |
issn_series | 0067-0057 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009 |