Statistics – Computation
Scientific paper
Oct 1987
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1987sci...238..170b&link_type=abstract
Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 238, Oct. 9, 1987, p. 170-176.
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Electromagnetic Interactions, Energy Sources, Io, Jupiter Satellites, Magnetohydrodynamic Waves, Planetary Ionospheres, Computational Astrophysics, Galilean Satellites, Interstellar Matter, Plasma Physics, Radio Bursts, Solar Atmosphere, Jupiter, Satellites, Io, Electromagnetism, Interactions, Plasma Torus, Motion, Alfven Waves, Ionosphere, Power, Energy, Rotation, Source, Diagrams, Ions, Distribution, Magnetosphere, Transport, Flux Tube, Spacecraft Observations, Voyager 1 Mission, Pls Instrument, Models
Scientific paper
Much has been learned about the electromagnetic interaction between Jupiter and its satellite Io from in situ observations. Io, in its motion through the Io plasma torus at Jupiter, continuously generates an Alfven wing that carries two billion kilowatts of power into the jovian ionosphere. Concurrently, Io is acted upon by a J x B force tending to propel it out of the jovian system. The energy source for these processes is the rotation of Jupiter. This unusual planet-satellite coupling serves as an archetype for the interaction of a large moving conductor with a magnetized plasma, a problem of general space and astrophysical interest.
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