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Synopsis
Comprehensive introduction to this major topic in plasma physics; for graduates and researchers.
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In somewhat of a sequel to his , Biskamp (Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics) introduces graduate students and researchers to the theory of magnetic field line reconnection. Focusing on the various reconnection mechanisms dominating magnetic processes under the different plasma conditions encountered in astrophysical systems and in laboratory devices, he covers first the classical resistive approach, then the weakly collisional or collisionless plasmas. His applications primarily concern astrophysical phenomena and dynamo theory, especially the solar dynamo, the geodynamo, and magnetospheric substorms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)