Observations and physical concepts are interwoven to give basic explanations of phenomena and also show the limitations in these explanations and identify some fundamental questions.

Compared to conventional plasma physics textbooks this book focuses on the concepts relevant in the large-scale space plasmas. It combines basic concepts with current research and new observations in interplanetary space and in the magnetospheres.

Graduate students and young researchers starting to work in this special field of science, will find the numerous references to review articles as well as important original papers helpful to orientate themselves in the literature.

Emphasis is on energetic particles and their interaction with the plasma as examples for non-thermal phenomena, shocks and their role in particle acceleration as examples for non-linear phenomena.

This second edition has been updated and extended. Improvements include: the use of SI units; addition of recent results from SOHO and Ulysses; improved treatment of the magnetosphere as a dynamic phenomenon; text restructured to provide a closer coupling between basic physical concepts and observed complex phenomena.

Observations and physical concepts are interwoven to give basic explanations of phenomena and also show the limitations in these explanations and identify some fundamental questions.

Compared to conventional plasma physics textbooks this book focuses on the concepts relevant in the large-scale space plasmas. It combines basic concepts with current research and new observations in interplanetary space and in the magnetospheres.

Graduate students and young researchers starting to work in this special field of science, will find the numerous references to review articles as well as important original papers helpful to orientate themselves in the literature.

Emphasis is on energetic particles and their interaction with the plasma as examples for non-thermal phenomena, shocks and their role in particle acceleration as examples for non-linear phenomena.

This second edition has been updated and extended. Improvements include: the use of SI units; addition of recent results from SOHO and Ulysses; improved treatment of the magnetosphere as a dynamic phenomenon; text restructured to provide a closer coupling between basic physical concepts and observed complex phenomena.

Die vollstandig uberarbeitete zweite Auflage der Rechenmethoden der Physik fuhrt beispiel- und praxisorientiert in mathematische Handwerkszeuge wie Differentialgleichungen ein. Methoden der Fehlerrechnung, wie im Praktikum benotigt, werden unter konsequenter Verwendung von Verteilungsfunktionen behandelt. Durch die enge Anbindung an das Themenspektrum der Experimentalphysik werden die Rechenmethoden in der Reihenfolge bereitgestellt, wie sie in der Experimentalphysik benotigt werden.
Zahlreiche Aufgaben und Losungen vervollstandigen das Buch.

In der neuen Auflage werden zudem Optimierungsprobleme, statistische Verfahren im Praktikum und numerische Verfahren ausfuhrlich beschrieben."