The magnetospheric chaos hypothesis: a new point of view of the magnetospheric dynamics

TL;DR

This paper introduces the magnetospheric chaos hypothesis, proposing a new holistic view of magnetospheric dynamics that challenges classical plasma theories, and was later validated by subsequent research.

Contribution

It presents the first hypothesis of magnetospheric chaos, offering a novel perspective that emphasizes the holistic nature of magnetospheric behavior over traditional plasma theories.

Findings

The hypothesis was initially proposed in 1988.

Subsequent research validated the magnetospheric chaos concept.

The study influenced future understanding of space plasma dynamics.

Abstract

This study was announced for the first time in Greek language in 1988 in the National Observatory of Athens, in the conference of the 1st Panhellenic Symposium entitled "Solar and Space Research in Greece Today - Basic Research, Technology and Applications" organized by the National Observatory of Athens, in Penteli (Athens) in 1988. It was also republished in the Conference proceedings of the 2nd Panhellenic Symposium held in Democritus University of Thrace, Xanthi - Greece, 26-29 April 1993. In this study, G.P. Pavlos, initially inspired from the theory of self organization of Prigogine [1] and Nicolis [2], proposes the hypothesis of magnetospheric chaos believing that the classical theory of plasma statistics and plasma instabilities are not able to describe efficiently the holistic character of magnetospheric dynamics. The translation of this study in English language is significant concerning the history of scientific ideas, since the research that took place the following years vindicated the hypothesis of magnetospheric chaos which this study first introduced in 1988