Buch, Englisch, 630 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1279 g
With Applications to Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas
Buch, Englisch, 630 Seiten, Format (B × H): 171 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 1279 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-62607-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This textbook provides a modern and accessible introduction to magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). It describes the two main applications of plasma physics, laboratory research on thermo-nuclear fusion energy and plasma astrophysics of the solar system, stars and accretion disks, from the single viewpoint of MHD. This approach provides effective methods and insights for the interpretation of plasma phenomena on virtually all scales, from the laboratory to the universe. It equips the reader with the necessary tools to understand the complexities of plasma dynamics in extended magnetic structures. The classical MHD model is developed in detail without omitting steps in the derivations and problems are included at the end of each chapter. This text is ideal for senior-level undergraduate and graduate courses in plasma physics and astrophysics.
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Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Magnetismus
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Elektrizität, Elektrodynamik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Elektromagnetismus Halbleiter- und Supraleiterphysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Quantenphysik Atom- und Molekülphysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Plasmaphysik
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
Weitere Infos & Material
Part I. Plasma Physics Preliminaries: 1. Introduction; 2. Elements of plasma physics; 3. 'Derivation' of the macroscopic equations; Part II. Basic Magnetohydrodynamics: 4. The MHD model; 5. Waves and characteristics; 6. Spectral theory; 7. Waves and instabilities on inhomogeneous plasmas; 8. Magnetic structures and dynamics; 9. Cylindrical plasmas; 10. Initial value problem and wave damping; 11. Resonant absorption and wave heating; Appendices; References; Index.
