Dear All,
I'm forwarding an announcement of new textbook from Dr. Markus Aschwanden.
Best, Keiji
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It is my pleasure to announce the new textbook:
Power Laws in Astrophysics. Self-Organized Criticality Systems by Markus Aschwanden published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: UK (2025)
Research applications of complex systems and nonlinear physics are rapidly expanding across various scientific disciplines. A common theme among them is the concept of “self-organized criticality systems,” which this volume presents in detail for observed astrophysical phenomena, such as solar flares, coronal mass ejections, solar energetic particles, solar wind, stellar flares, magneto-spheric events, planetary systems, and galactic and black-hole systems. The author explores fundamental questions: Why do power laws, the hallmarks of self-organized criticality, exist? What power law index is predicted for each astrophysical phenomenon? Which size distributions have universality? What can waiting time distributions tell us about random processes? This is the first monograph that tests comprehensively astrophysical observations of self-organized criticality systems for students, postdocs, and researchers. A highlight is a paradigm shift from microscopic concepts, such as the traditional cellular automaton algorithms, to macroscopic concepts formulated in terms of physical scaling laws.
MARKUS ASCHWANDEN studied observations and theoretical models of self-organized criticality systems over the last 40 years as a researcher at Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Laboratory, analyzing space data from many NASA missions. He has organized self-organized criticality-dedicated workshops at Inter-national Swiss Space Institute Bern and co-organized a workshop at Leiden University. He served as Editor of Space Science Reviews and is a member of the American Geophysical Union, the American Astronomical Society’s Solar Physics Division, and the Committee of European Solar Radio Astronomers.
Table of Contents:
1) Fundamentals 2) Power Law Size Distributions 3) Waiting Time Distributions 4) Solar Flare Hard X-rays 5) Solar Flare Soft X-rays 6) Solar EUV Nanoflares 7) Solar Photospheric Events 8) Solar Radio Bursts 9) Coronal Mass Ejections 10) Solar Energetic Particles 11) Solar Wind 12) Magnetospheric Phenomena 13) Planetary Systems 14) Stellar Systems 15) Galactic and Black-Hole Systems 16) Conclusions
A few free copies of the hardbound book are available on demand. First comes, first served! Preference is given to students and young post-Docs. Send me your complete postal address and indicate your interests relevant to this textbook.
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