Space Plasma Simulations : Proceedings of the Second International School for Space Simulations, Kapaa, Hawaii, February 4–15, 1985

The emergence over the past several years of space plasma simula­ tions as a distinct field of endeavor, rather than simply the somewhat startling offspring of plasma physics, computer simulations and space observations, has necessitated a concentrated effort at interdigitat­ ing its parent and component fields. After several years of working the benefits of a well-defined interactive community of those without working in the field, a group of those who had gained greatly from setting up joint research projects and other lines of communication, arranged to further these gains by setting up the First International School for Space Simulations, which was organized by Kyoto University and held in Kyoto, Japan in November 1982. Its unqualified success led to the organization of the second such School, this time by the University of California, Los Angeles, and held in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii. The Second International School for Space Simulations drew some 175 attendees from around the world; the distribution of attendees approached the targeted equal representation by established investi­ gators and graduate students/beginning investigators. This strong attendance by graduate students and beginning investigators was due to the generous support of a number of funding agencies from the United States and Japan as well as international scientific organizations. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Fundamentals of Plasma Simulation....Pages 3-16 Electromagnetic Particle Simulation Codes....Pages 17-27 Elimination of Electromagnetic Radiation in Plasma Simulation: The Darwin or Magneto Inductive Approximation....Pages 29-40 Particle Simulation Models for Low Frequency Microinstabilities in a Magnetic Field....Pages 41-52 Hybrid Simulation Codes with Application to Shocks and Upstream Waves....Pages 53-66 Implicit Plasma Simulation....Pages 67-83 Time-Implicit Simulation of Particle-Fluid Systems....Pages 85-102 Multidimensional Particle Codes: Their Capabilities and Limitations....Pages 103-112 Wave-Particle Diagnostics for Plasma Simulation....Pages 113-130 Particle Code Simulations with Injected Particles....Pages 131-144 Optimizing Computational Efficiency and User Convenience in Plasma Simulation Codes....Pages 145-151 Fluid Modeling of Magnetized Plasmas....Pages 153-167 Global Simulations Using MHD Codes: A Few Points to Consider Before You Try One....Pages 169-184 The Future of Space Plasma Simulation....Pages 187-208 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 Plasmas in the Earth’s Magnetotail....Pages 211-240 Wave Observations in Outer Planet Magnetospheres....Pages 241-255 The Menagerie of Geospace Plasma Waves....Pages 257-274 Observations of Low Energy Magnetospheric Plasma Outside the Plasmasphere....Pages 275-294 Field-Aligned (Birkeland) Currents....Pages 295-311 Large Electric Fields in the Magnetosphere....Pages 313-335 Front Matter....Pages 209-209 Plasma Observations in the Auroral and Polar Cap Region....Pages 337-355 Observations of Ion Cyclotron Waves Near Synchronous Orbit and on the Ground....Pages 357-374 Dynamics of the Earth’s Ring Current: Theory and Observation....Pages 375-396 Front Matter....Pages 397-397 Space Plasma Turbulent Dissipation: Reality or Myth?....Pages 399-410 Kinetic Theory of Plasma Waves....Pages 411-428 Coherent Nonlinear Effects on Electromagnetic Wave-Particle Interactions....Pages 429-448 Whistler Mode Propagation in the Earth and Planetary Magnetospheres and Ray Ttracing Techniques....Pages 449-466 Coupling of Macroscopic and Small Scale Phenomena....Pages 467-484 Global Energy Regulation in the Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System....Pages 485-498 Auroral Arc Formation: Kinetic and MHD Effects....Pages 499-513 Consequences of Hydromagnetic Waves on Magnetospheric Particle Dynamics....Pages 515-539 Spectral Computation of Tandem Mirror Equilibria with Finite Larmor Radius Effects....Pages 541-551 Back Matter....Pages 553-577 Proceedings of the Second International School for Space Simulations, Kapaa, Hawaii, February 4-15, 1985