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This book is a new edition of Roederer's classic Dynamics of
Geomagnetically Trapped Radiation, updated and considerably
expanded. The main objective is to describe the dynamic properties
of magnetically trapped particles in planetary radiation belts and
plasmas and explain the physical processes involved from the
theoretical point of view. The approach is to examine in detail the
orbital and adiabatic motion of individual particles in typical
configurations of magnetic and electric fields in the magnetosphere
and, from there, derive basic features of the particles' collective
"macroscopic" behavior in general planetary environments. Emphasis
is not on the "what" but on the "why" of particle phenomena in
near-earth space, providing a solid and clear understanding of the
principal basic physical mechanisms and dynamic processes involved.
The book will also serve as an introduction to general space plasma
physics, with abundant basic examples to illustrate and explain the
physical origin of different types of plasma current systems and
their self-organizing character via the magnetic field. The
ultimate aim is to help both graduate students and interested
scientists to successfully face the theoretical and experimental
challenges lying ahead in space physics in view of recent and
upcoming satellite missions and an expected wealth of data on
radiation belts and plasmas.
Information and Its Role in Nature presents an in-depth
interdisciplinary discussion of the concept of information and its
role in the control of natural processes. After a brief review of
classical and quantum information theory, the author addresses
numerous central questions, including: Is information reducible to
the laws of physics and chemistry? Does the Universe, in its
evolution, constantly generate new information? Or are information
and information-processing exclusive attributes of living systems,
related to the very definition of life? If so, what is the role of
information in classical and quantum physics? In what ways does
information-processing in the human brain bring about
self-consciousness? Accessible to graduate students and
professionals from all scientific disciplines, this stimulating
book will help to shed light on many controversial issues at the
heart of modern science.
Information and Its Role in Nature presents an in-depth
interdisciplinary discussion of the concept of information and its
role in the control of natural processes. After a brief review of
classical and quantum information theory, the author addresses
numerous central questions, including: Is information reducible to
the laws of physics and chemistry? Does the Universe, in its
evolution, constantly generate new information? Or are information
and information-processing exclusive attributes of living systems,
related to the very definition of life? If so, what is the role of
information in classical and quantum physics? In what ways does
information-processing in the human brain bring about
self-consciousness? Accessible to graduate students and
professionals from all scientific disciplines, this stimulating
book will help to shed light on many controversial issues at the
heart of modern science.
This introductory text deals with the physical systems and
biological processes that intervene in what we broadly call "music.
" We shall analyze what obj- tive, physical properties of sound
patterns are associated with what subjective, psychological
sensations of music. We shall describe how these sound patterns are
actually produced in musical instruments, how they propagate
through the environment, and how they are detected by the ear and
interpreted in the brain. We shall do all this by using the
physicist's language and his method of thought and
analysis-without, however, using complicated mathematics. Although
no previous knowledge of physics, physiology, and neurobiology is
required, it is
assumedthatthereaderpossesseshigh-schooleducationandisfamiliarwithbasic
aspects of music, in particular with musical notation, scales and
intervals, musical instruments and typical musical "sensations. "
Books are readily available on the fundamentals of physics of music
(e. g. , Benade, 1990; Pierce, 1983; Fletcher and Rossing, 1998;
Johnston, 2003) and psychoacoustics, music psychology and
perception (e. g. , Plomp, 1976; Deutsch, 1982a; Zatorre and
Peretz, 2001; Hartmann, 2005). An excellent text on musical
acoustics is that of Sundberg (1991), still most useful 17 years
later; comp- hensive discussions of recent researches on pitch
perception and related au- tory mechanisms can be found in Plack et
al. (2005). The purpose of the present volume is not to duplicate
but to synthesize and complement existing literature.
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