Particle Acceleration
Abstract
It is the purpose of this series of lectures to give an overview of our understanding of (electromagnetic) particle acceleration processes in astrophysics. For each process I emphasize the basic physics and point out differences and correspondences with other mechanisms. Remaining problems are summarized with references to the recent literature. For instructive reasons I first discuss a number of fundamental aspects which are common to several acceleration processes. Thereafter I have grouped the various processes for particle accelaration into three chapters according to their underlying physical mechanism: plasma turbulence, shock waves, and direct electric fields.
- Publication:
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Plasma Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- 1996
- DOI:
- 10.1007/BFb0102543
- Bibcode:
- 1996LNP...468..101K