The interaction between a magnetized plasma flow and a magnetized celestial body: A review of magnetospheric studies |
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Authors: | S -I Akasofu |
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Institution: | (1) Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska, 99701 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA |
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Abstract: | Through an intensive study of the magnetospheres of the Earth, Mercury, and Jupiter, we have begun to understand how a magnetized celestial body interacts with a magnetized plasma flow. Some of the important findings are:Some of these findings may have significant implications in interpreting a variety of astrophysical processes associated with the magnetosphere of magnetic stars, pulsars and head-tail galaxies and also with transient processes, such as solar flares and flarings of particular types of variable stars, etc. |
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