《空间物理中的若干前沿科学问题》共分为两部分，第一部分涉及太阳及行星际物理，包括日冕和太阳风加热、日冕物质抛射及其行星际演化等。第二部分涉及磁层物理，包括地球和行星磁层中的一些物理过程。每一部分均包含理论和观测方面的文章。

《空间物理中的若干前沿科学问题》的集结出版是为了庆祝中国科学技术大学50周年华诞，所选论文的第一作者均为中国科学技术大学的毕业生校友。反映了这些校友在空间物理各个研究领域中的最新成就。

《空间物理中的若干前沿科学问题》共分为两部分，每一部分开头都有导言，然后是相关论文。第一部分涉及太阳及行星际物理，包括日冕和太阳风加热、日冕物质抛射及其行星际演化等。第二部分涉及磁层物理，包括地球和行星磁层中的一些物理过程。每一部分均包含理论和观测方面的文章。

本书可供空间物理、太阳物理、等离子体物理及相关专业的本科生、研究生以及科研人员阅读。

Preface to the USTC Alumni's Series

Preface

Part One Solar and Heliospheric Physics

Introduction

A fast solar wind model with anisotropic proton temperature

On the cascade processes of Alfven waves in the fast solar wind

Transition region, coronal heating and the fast solar wind

A global 2.5-dimensional three fluid solar wind model with alpha particles

Ion pickup by finite amplitude parallel propagating Alfvcn waves

Formation of minor-ion charge states in the fast solar wind: Roles of differential flow speeds of ions of the same element

Stagnated outflow of O+5 ions in the source region of the slow solar wind at solar minimum

On the outflow in an equatorial coronal hole

Time series study of EUV spicules observed by SUMER/SOHO

Heating of ions by Alfven waves via nonresonant interactions

RHESSI observation of chromospheric evaporation

RHESSI hard X-ray imaging spectroscopy of extended sources and the physical properties of electron acceleration regions in solar flares

Equilibrium and catastrophe of coronal flux ropes in axisymmetrical magnetic field

A new non-pressure-balanced structure in interplanetary space: Boundary layers of magnetic clouds

Global distribution of coronal mass outputs and its relation to solar magnetic field structures

Identification of the magnetic cloud boundary layers

Magnetic structures inside boundary layers of magnetic clouds

Characteristics of the interplanetary coronal mass ejections in the heliosphere between 0.3 and 5.4 AU

Development of a strong shock in the outer heliosphere

Reconstruction of magnetic flux ropes in the solar wind

Multiple flux rope magnetic ejecta in the solar wind :

Multiple magnetic clouds. Several examples during March - April 2001

Part Two Magnetospheric Physics

Introduction

On the ionospheric and reconnection potentials of the earth. Results from global MHD simulations

Electromagnetic waves downstream of quasi-perpendicular shocks

Magnetic spectral signatures in the terrestrial plasma depletion layer. Hybrid simulations

Whistler wave instabilities in collisionless current sheet

Joint observations by Cluster satellites of bursty bulk flows in the magnetotail

Variations of 0.7 - 6.0 MeV electrons at geosynchronous orbit as a function of solar wind

Correlation between the inner edge of outer radiation belt electrons and the innermost plasmapause location

Whistler instability threshold condition of energetic electrons by kappa distribution in space plasmas

Relativistic diffusion coefficients for superluminous (auroral kilometric radiation) wave modes in space plasmas

Polar cap arcs. a review

Diurnal tides in mesosphere/low-thermosphere (MLT) during 2002 at Wuhan (30.6°N, 114.4°E) using Canonical Correlation Analysis

Response of the magnetic field in the geosynchronous orbit to solar wind dynamic pressure pulses

Nongyrotropy of heavy newborn ions at comet Grigg-Skjellerup and corresponding instability

Three-dimensional, multispecies, high spatial resolution MHD studies of the solar wind interaction with Mars

Comparisons between MHD model calculations and observations of Cassini flybys of Titan