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Carl Størmer

Auroral Pioneer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

AvAlv Egeland,William J. Burke

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This biography summarizes the seminal contributions to auroral and space science of Carl Størmer (1874 - 1957). He was the first to develop precise photographic methods to calculate heights and morphologies of diverse auroral forms during four solar cycles. Størmer independently devised numerical techniques to determine the trajectories of high-energy charged particles allowed and forbidden in the Earth’s magnetic field. His theoretical analyses explained cosmic ray access to the upper atmosphere, 20 years before they were identified by other scientists. Størmer’s crowning achievement, “The Polar Aurora,” published when he was 81 years old, stands to this day as a regularly cited guide in graduate-level courses on space physics. The authors present the life of this prodigious scientist in relation to the cultural life of early 20th century in Norway and to the development of the space sciences in the post-Sputnik era.

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Utgivningsdatum2012-10-20
Mått155 x 235 x 16 mm
Vikt483 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAstrophysics and Space Science Library
Antal sidor195
Upplaga2013
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783642314568

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Alv Egeland is an Emeritus Professor Professor in space physics/cosmic physics at the University of Oslo. He was Director of the Norwegian Institute of Cosmic Physics 1968-72. Prof. Egeland received several awards including The Order of Merit in Gold from the King of Norway, in 2002, and is author or co-author of 17 books. Dr. William J. Burke got his Ph.D. in 1971 from MIT. During his scientific career he lead several teams for satellite experiments. He authored or co-authored about 300 scientific publications.

Preface.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Carl Størmer’s Origins.- 3 Størmer’s Auroral Studies.- 4 Mother-of-Pearl-, Noctilucent Clouds, Comets and Metors.- 5 Botanical Interests.- 6 Mathematical Analyses.- 7 Cooperation and conflict with Kristian Birkeland.- 8 Størmer the Man.- 9 The Størmer Family.- 10 Størmer’s Accomplishments: In Retrospect.- 11 Carl Størmer’s publications, biographies, and other sources. Appendix 1 Størmer’s Trajectory Analyses.- Appendix 2 Auroral Height and Position Orientations.- Bibliography.- Index of names.

From the book reviews: "The authors give a detailed account of his early life, his parents, and Stormer's growing interest in mathematics, astronomy, and botany. ... for those who have seen, or harbour hopes of seeing, the lights in the northern sky, this is a book worth reading as it will infect the reader with some of Stormer's magic and will make the experience so much more meaningful." (Ken Kennedy, The Observatory, Vol. 134 (1242), October, 2014)