| Description |
1 online resource ([5], 473 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
Space Sciences Series of ISSI |
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Space sciences series of ISSI.
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| Contents |
Foreword; Dedication to Dr. George Gloeckler; The Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere; Constraints on the Structure of the Heliospheric Interface Based on Lya Absorption Spectra; Influence of the Interstellar Magnetic Field and Neutrals on the Shape of the Outer Heliosphere; Confronting Observations and Modeling: The Role of the Interstellar Magnetic Field in Voyager 1 and 2 Asymmetries; The Dynamic Heliosphere: Outstanding Issues; The Heliospheric Magnetic Field and Its Extension to the Inner Heliosheath; Pickup Ion Acceleration at the Termination Shock and in the Heliosheath |
| Summary |
Knowledge about the outer heliosphere and the interstellar medium, which were long treated as two separate fields, has improved dramatically over the years. This volume provides a synopsis of these developments organised into seven sections. It concludes with four papers providing the 'big picture' |
| Notes |
"Previously published in Space Science Reviews, volume 143, issues 1-4, 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Heliosphere (Astrophysics)
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Interstellar matter.
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Heliosphere (Ionosphere)
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Physique.
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Heliosphere (Ionosphere)
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Heliosphere (Astrophysics)
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Interstellar matter
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Linsky, J. L. (Jeffrey L.), 1941-
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| ISBN |
9781441902474 |
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1441902473 |
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