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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

3. Radial Diffusion

Author : Zhenpeng Su

Published in: A Global Kinetic Model for Electron Radiation Belt Formation and Evolution

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Abstract

The ultra low-frequency waves can drift-resonate with the energetic electrons, violate the third adiabatic invariant, and then drive the so-called radial diffusion process.

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Metadata
Title
Radial Diffusion
Author
Zhenpeng Su
Copyright Year
2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
A Global Kinetic Model for Electron Radiation Belt Formation and Evolution

Print ISBN: 978-3-662-46650-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-662-46651-3

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-46651-3_3