Physics of Space: Growth Points and Problems: Proceedings of the second “Rencontres de l’Observatoire”, Observatoire de Paris, Meudon, France

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
A Critical Review of Sun-Space Physics....Pages 1-11
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Acceleration and Transport of Energetic Charged Particles in Space....Pages 15-26
Various Regimes of Cosmic Ray Diffusion in Turbulent Magnetic Fields....Pages 27-34
Non Gaussian and Non Local Transport in the Earth’s Distant Magnetotail....Pages 35-38
Acceleration and Transport of Particles in Collisionless Plasmas: Wakes Due to the Interaction with Moving Bodies....Pages 39-44
Observational Evidence of Dissipative Small Scale Processes: Geotail Spacecraft Observation and Simulation of Electrostatic Solitary Waves....Pages 45-57
Instabilities and Formation of Coherent Structures....Pages 59-70
Magnetic Turbulence and Ion Dynamics in the Magnetotail....Pages 71-79
Statistical Mechanics of Stable States Far from Equilibrium: Thermodynamics of Turbulent Plasmas....Pages 81-95
Magnetic Field Line Transport in the Heliosphere and Energetic Particle Propagation from Corotating Interaction Regions to High Heliographic Latitudes....Pages 97-100
Magnetic Field Line Transport in Anisotropic Magnetic Turbulence: Anomalous, Quasilinear, and Percolative Regimes Versus the Kubo Number....Pages 101-102
Damping Effects on Parametric Decays of Alfvén Waves....Pages 103-106
Radio Wave Propagation in the Corona and the Interplanetary Medium....Pages 107-116
Summary of Session 1: Fundamental Processes in Space Physics from Macroscopic to Microscopic Scales....Pages 117-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Some Physical Processes in Dusty Plasmas....Pages 125-133
Shear Induced Phenomena in Dusty Plasma Flows....Pages 135-138
Generation of Supercooled Strongly-Coupled Plasma by Artificial Injection into Space....Pages 139-142
Supernovae Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Experiments on the CEA-Phebus Laser Facility....Pages 143-146
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
A Simulation Method for Semicollisional Plasmas....Pages 149-152
On The Magnetic Energy Avalanche in the Solar Atmosphere....Pages 153-156
Front Matter....Pages 147-147
Hydrodynamics of the Solar Wind Expansion....Pages 157-167
Kinetic Models of Solar and Polar Winds....Pages 169-180
On the Exospheric Approach for the Solar Wind Acceleration....Pages 181-187
Electron Temperature in the Solar Wind from a Kinetic Collisionless Model: Application to High-Latitude Ulysses Observations....Pages 189-193
Core, Halo and Strahl Electrons in the Solar Wind....Pages 195-200
A Fokker-Planck Approach for the Expansion of the Fast Solar Wind: Why and How?....Pages 201-204
Heliopause and Asteropauses....Pages 205-217
Turbulence and Waves in the Solar Wind Formation Region and the Heliosphere....Pages 219-224
Jets from Young Stars and Compact Objects Environments....Pages 225-234
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Radio Pulsars — What Is to Be Done....Pages 237-246
Basics of Rotating Magnetospheres: Equilibrium and Stability....Pages 247-257
The Physics and Chemistry of Sputtering by Energetic Plasma Ions....Pages 259-269
The Atmosphere of Io: Abundances and Sources of Sulfur Dioxide and Atomic Hydrogen....Pages 271-287
Two-Dimensional Non-Linear Alfvén Wings Generated by the Electrodynamic Interaction between Callisto and the Jovian Magnetosphere....Pages 289-292
Magnetically-Driven Planetary Radio Emissions and Application to Extrasolar Planets....Pages 293-300
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Radio Observations of Ions in Comet Hale-Bopp....Pages 303-304
Rapid Measurements of Solar Wind Ions with the Triana Plasmag Faraday Cup....Pages 305-307
Quasi-Thermal Noise Diagnostics in Space Plasmas....Pages 309-311
Quasi-Thermal Noise Spectra Measured by a Dipole Antenna in the Upper Hybrid Frequency Band....Pages 313-316
Rosetta Mission Mutual Impedance Probe Modelling: The Short and Long Debye Length Plasma Cases....Pages 317-318
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Analytical Approach to Calculate Quasi-Thermal Noise Spectrum in Irregular Plasma....Pages 319-322
Correlation Dependences Determined by Simultaneous Multispacecraft Observations of Solar Wind and IMF Structures....Pages 323-324
Developments in Jovian Radio Emissions Tomography and Observations Techniques....Pages 325-328
Radio Observations of Filaments at Metric and Decimetric Wavelengths....Pages 329-330
Decametric Sounding of Near Earth Plasma: Correlation and Fractal Analysis of Scintillation Data....Pages 331-334
Front Matter....Pages 335-335
The Heliosphere After Ulysses....Pages 337-347
Major Unsolved Problems in Space Plasma Physics....Pages 349-369
The Future of Space Science in the 21st Century....Pages 371-378
Back Matter....Pages 380-387