From the Outer Heliosphere to the Local Bubble [electronic resource] : Comparisons of New Observations with Theory / edited by J. L. Linsky, V. V. Izmodenov, E. Mȵbius, R. Steiger.

Foreword -- Dedication to Dr. George Gloeckler -- The Solar Wind in the Outer Heliosphere -- Constraints on the Structure of the Heliospheric Interface Based on Ly? Absorption Spectra -- Influence of the Interstellar Magnetic Field and Neutrals on the Shape of the Outer Heliosphere -- Confronting Observations and Modeling: The Role oftheInterstellar Magnetic Field in Voyager 1 and 2 Asymmetries -- The Dynamic Heliosphere: Outstanding Issues -- The Heliospheric Magnetic Field and Its Extension totheInner Heliosheath -- Pickup Ion Acceleration at the Termination Shock andintheHeliosheath -- ENA Imaging of the Inner HeliosheathPreparing forthe Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) -- Local Interstellar Parameters as They Are Inferred fromAnalysis of Observations Inside the Heliosphere -- Interplanetary Lyman ? Observations: Intensities fromVoyagers and Line Profiles from HST/STIS -- Composition of Interstellar Neutrals and the Origin ofAnomalous Cosmic Rays -- Neutral H Density at the Termination Shock: AConsolidation of Recent Results -- Is the Sun Embedded in a Typical Interstellar Cloud? -- Pressure and Ionization Balances intheCircum-Heliospheric Interstellar Medium andtheLocalBubble -- The Solar Wind Charge-eXchange Contribution to the Local Soft X-ray Background -- Revising the Local Bubble Model due to Solar Wind Charge Exchange X-ray Emission -- Warm and Hot Gas in the Local ISM -- What Can Be Learned from X-ray Spectroscopy Concerning Hot Gas in the Local Bubble and Charge Exchange Processes? -- What Physical Processes Drive the Interstellar Medium in the Local Bubble? -- Plasma Turbulence in the Local Bubble -- Exotic Clouds in the Local Interstellar Medium -- The Local Bubble Debate -- The Origins and Physical Properties of the Complex ofLocal Interstellar Clouds -- Physical Properties of the Local Interstellar Medium -- Perspectives on Interstellar Dust Inside and Outside ofthe Heliosphere -- Interstellar Dust Inside and Outside the Heliosphere -- Obtaining Spectra of Turbulent Velocity fromObservations -- Properties and Selected Implications of Magnetic Turbulence for Interstellar Medium, Local Bubble andSolar Wind -- The Heliosphere in Time -- Some Observations Related to the Origin and Evolution of the Local Bubble/Local ISM -- Origin of the Local Bubble -- Kinetic-Fluid Perspective on Modeling theHeliospheric/Interstellar Medium Interface -- From the Heliosphere to the Local BubbleWhat Have We Learned?.

The present volume provides a state-of-the-art synopsis of our current understanding of the dynamic heliosphere, the interstellar clouds surrounding it, the wider neighborhood of the local bubble, and their complex interactions. It is written by many of the researchers who have made key discoveries, observations, and modeling efforts that have led to dramatic progress in the field over the past 25 years. Thus the book is an essential research tool for space scientists and astronomers alike, including graduate students for whom it presents a single-point entrance into this complex yet fascinating field.

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