Dynamics of Magnetically Trapped Particles

CV Roederer Professor of Physics Emeritus, Geophysical Institute and Department of Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks (since 1993). Senior Adviser, The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (1997-2003). Professor of Physics, Geophysical Institute and Department of Physics, University of Alaska Fairbanks (1977-1993). Chairman, United States Arctic Research Commission (presidential commission, 1987- 1991). Director, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1977-1986. Dean, College of Environmental Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 1979-1982. Chairman, Advisory Committee, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Division of Earth and Space Sciences, 1985-1988. Vice Chairman, U.S. Arctic Research Commission, 1985-1987. Visiting Staff Member, Johns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, 1987. Visiting Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of California, 1968-1981. Expert (consultant), Headquarters, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1974-1978. Visiting Professor, Stanford University, 1974. Professor and Senior Research Physicist, University of Denver, 1967-1977. Professor of Physics, University of Buenos Aires, 1959-1966. Director, National Cosmic Ray Center, National Council for Scientific and Technological Research, Buenos Aires, 1962-1966.

Particle Drifts and the First Adiabatic Invariant.- Particle Trapping, Drift Shells and the Second Adiabatic Invariant.- Periodic Drift Motion and the Third Adiabatic Invariant.- Trapped Particle Distributions and Flux Mapping.- Violation of the Adiabatic Invariants and Trapped Particle Diffusion.- Introduction to Plasma Physics.

From the book reviews:

"This book provides a substantial discussion of the above fundamental topics in space-plasma physics, and will undoubtedly form a useful future resource for students (of all ages) when delving into those subjects." (Stan Cowley, The Observatory, Vol. 135, February, 2015)