Cover; Contents; Contributors to Volume 36; Foreword; Chapter 1. Theoretical Studies of the Large-Scale Behavior of the Solar Wind; I. Introduction; II. Preliminary Remarks; III. Critical Comments on the Basic Assumptions of Various Solar Wind Models; IV. Acceleration and Heating of the Solar Wind; V. The Outer Solar Wind and Its Transition to the Interstellar Medium; VI. Angular Momentum Transfer; References; Chapter 2. Multiphoton Ionization of Atoms; I. Historical Background; II. Lowest Order Perturbation Theory of Multiphoton Ionization; III. Experimental Investigations

IV. Resonance Multiphoton IonizationV. Strong Field Photoemission; VI. Polarization, Field Statistics; VII. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Recent Advances in the Hall Effect: Research and Application; I. Introduction; II. Analytical Theories; III. Computational Theories; IV. Applications of Existing Devices; V. New, Potential, and Unrealized Applications; VI. Conclusion; References; Chapter 4. Research and Development in the Field of Walsh Functions and Sequency Theory; I. Introduction; II. Sequency Multiplexing; III. Filters for Signals with Two Space Variables

IV. Nonsinusoidal Electromagnetic WavesReferences; Chapter 5. Technology of Electron-Bombardment Ion Thrusters; I. Introduction; II. Ion Production; III. Electrostatic Acceleration; IV. Neutralization; V. Thruster Efflux; VI. Electron Emission; VII. Additional Functions; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Author Index; Subject Index