Sébastien Galtier

Introduction to Modern Magnetohydrodynamics

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Produktbeschreibung

An introductory text on magnetohydrodynamics for advanced students, covering its broad range of applications in nature and in the laboratory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 286
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 679g
• ISBN-13: 9781107158658
• ISBN-10: 1107158656
• Artikelnr.: 45155250

Autorenporträt

Sébastien Galtier is a professor of astrophysics at the Université Paris-Saclay, France. His research focusses on magnetohydrodynamic turbulence and he has published widely in the field. He was President of the French National Program in Solar Physics (CNRS) from 2010 to 2014, and is an honorary member of the prestigious Institut Universitaire de France.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Table of physical quantities
Part I. Foundations: 1. Introduction
2. Magnetohydrodynamics
3. Conservation laws
Part II. Fundamental Processes: 4. Magnetohydrodynamic waves
5. Dynamo
6. Discontinuities and shocks
7. Magnetic reconnection
Part III. Instabilities and Magnetic Confinement: 8. Static equilibrium
9. Linear perturbation theory
10. Study of MHD instabilities
Part IV. Turbulence: 11. Hydrodynamic turbulence
12. MHD turbulence
13. Advanced MHD turbulence
Appendix 1. Solutions to the exercises
Appendix 2. Formulary
References
Index.