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Chaos and stochasticity in space plasmas
Author(s) -
AshourAbdalla Maha,
Baker Daniel N.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/91gl01904
Subject(s) - randomness , space (punctuation) , statistical physics , theme (computing) , nonlinear system , astrophysical plasma , space physics , cover (algebra) , range (aeronautics) , physics , plasma , computer science , geophysics , mathematics , statistics , aerospace engineering , quantum mechanics , mechanical engineering , engineering , operating system
This special issue of Geophysical Research Letters presents a collection of papers dealing with stochasticity and nonlinear dynamics in space physics. Its 20 papers represent contributions from a large number of research groups and cover a wide range of topics in space plasma research. Despite this diversity and the use of many different methodologies, the papers have as a common theme the recognition that apparent randomness in space plasma systemssometimes has an underlying order which is describable by ordinary nonlinear coupled differential equations.