From the Outer Heliosphere to the Local Bubble: Comparisons of New Observations with Theory

Front Matter....Pages i-vi
Foreword....Pages 1-3
Dedication to Dr. George Gloeckler....Pages 5-6
The Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere....Pages 7-20
Constraints on the Structure of the Heliospheric Interface Based on Ly α Absorption Spectra....Pages 21-30
Influence of the Interstellar Magnetic Field and Neutrals on the Shape of the Outer Heliosphere....Pages 31-42
Confronting Observations and Modeling: The Role of the Interstellar Magnetic Field in Voyager 1 and 2 Asymmetries....Pages 43-55
The Dynamic Heliosphere: Outstanding Issues....Pages 57-83
The Heliospheric Magnetic Field and Its Extension to the Inner Heliosheath....Pages 85-110
Pickup Ion Acceleration at the Termination Shock and in the Heliosheath....Pages 111-124
ENA Imaging of the Inner Heliosheath—Preparing for the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)....Pages 125-138
Local Interstellar Parameters as They Are Inferred from Analysis of Observations Inside the Heliosphere....Pages 139-150
Interplanetary Lyman α Observations: Intensities from Voyagers and Line Profiles from HST/STIS....Pages 151-162
Composition of Interstellar Neutrals and the Origin of Anomalous Cosmic Rays....Pages 163-175
Neutral H Density at the Termination Shock: A Consolidation of Recent Results....Pages 177-190
Is the Sun Embedded in a Typical Interstellar Cloud?....Pages 191-204
Pressure and Ionization Balances in the Circum-Heliospheric Interstellar Medium and the Local Bubble....Pages 205-216
The Solar Wind Charge-eXchange Contribution to the Local Soft X-ray Background....Pages 217-230
Revising the Local Bubble Model due to Solar Wind Charge Exchange X-ray Emission....Pages 231-239
Warm and Hot Gas in the Local ISM....Pages 241-252
What Can Be Learned from X-ray Spectroscopy Concerning Hot Gas in the Local Bubble and Charge Exchange Processes?....Pages 253-262
What Physical Processes Drive the Interstellar Medium in the Local Bubble?....Pages 263-276
Plasma Turbulence in the Local Bubble....Pages 277-290
Exotic Clouds in the Local Interstellar Medium....Pages 291-301
The Local Bubble Debate....Pages 303-309
The Origins and Physical Properties of the Complex of Local Interstellar Clouds....Pages 311-322
Physical Properties of the Local Interstellar Medium....Pages 323-331
Perspectives on Interstellar Dust Inside and Outside of the Heliosphere....Pages 333-345
Interstellar Dust Inside and Outside the Heliosphere....Pages 347-356
Obtaining Spectra of Turbulent Velocity from Observations....Pages 357-385
Properties and Selected Implications of Magnetic Turbulence for Interstellar Medium, Local Bubble and Solar Wind....Pages 387-413
The Heliosphere in Time....Pages 415-425
Some Observations Related to the Origin and Evolution of the Local Bubble/Local ISM....Pages 427-436
Origin of the Local Bubble....Pages 437-448
Kinetic-Fluid Perspective on Modeling the Heliospheric/Interstellar Medium Interface....Pages 449-464
From the Heliosphere to the Local Bubble—What Have We Learned?....Pages 465-473
Back Matter....Pages 477-478