Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Space Environment
- Chapter 3 Transport Equations
- Chapter 4 Collisions
- Chapter 5 Simplified Transport Equations
- Chapter 6 Wave Phenomena
- Chapter 7 Magnetohydrodynamic Formulation
- Chapter 8 Chemical Processes
- Chapter 9 Ionization and Energy Exchange Processes
- Chapter 10 Neutral Atmospheres
- Chapter 11 The Terrestrial Ionosphere at Middle and Low Latitudes
- Chapter 12 The Terrestrial Ionosphere at High Latitudes
- Chapter 13 Planetary Ionospheres
- Chapter 14 Ionospheric Measurement Techniques
- Appendices
- A Physical Constants and Conversions
- B Vector Relations and Operations
- C Integrals and Transformations
- D Functions and Series Expansions
- E Systems of Units
- F Maxwell Transfer Equations
- G Collision Models
- H Maxwell Velocity Distribution
- I Semilinear Expressions for Transport Coefficients
- J Solar Fluxes and Relevant Cross Sections
- K Atmospheric Models
- L Scalars, Vectors, Dyadics and Tensors
- Index
E - Systems of Units
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 January 2010
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Space Environment
- Chapter 3 Transport Equations
- Chapter 4 Collisions
- Chapter 5 Simplified Transport Equations
- Chapter 6 Wave Phenomena
- Chapter 7 Magnetohydrodynamic Formulation
- Chapter 8 Chemical Processes
- Chapter 9 Ionization and Energy Exchange Processes
- Chapter 10 Neutral Atmospheres
- Chapter 11 The Terrestrial Ionosphere at Middle and Low Latitudes
- Chapter 12 The Terrestrial Ionosphere at High Latitudes
- Chapter 13 Planetary Ionospheres
- Chapter 14 Ionospheric Measurement Techniques
- Appendices
- A Physical Constants and Conversions
- B Vector Relations and Operations
- C Integrals and Transformations
- D Functions and Series Expansions
- E Systems of Units
- F Maxwell Transfer Equations
- G Collision Models
- H Maxwell Velocity Distribution
- I Semilinear Expressions for Transport Coefficients
- J Solar Fluxes and Relevant Cross Sections
- K Atmospheric Models
- L Scalars, Vectors, Dyadics and Tensors
- Index
Summary
Throughout the book all equations and formulas are expressed in the MKSA system of units. However, Gaussian-cgs units are still frequently used by many scientists. In this latter system, all electrical quantities are in electrostatic units (esu) except for B, which is in electromagnetic units (emu). Most formulas that are in MKSA units can be converted to Gaussian-cgs units by replacing B with (B/c) and ε0 by 1/4π, where c = (ε0μ0)−1/2 is the speed of light.
For easy reference, the formulas in Table E. 1 are given in both MKSA and Gaussiancgs units. The last four equations are known as the Maxwell equations and, as given here, pertain to a vacuum.
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- IonospheresPhysics, Plasma Physics, and Chemistry, pp. 499 - 500Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2000