An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics - Couverture souple

Goossens, Marcel

 
9781402014338: An Introduction to Plasma Astrophysics and Magnetohydrodynamics
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1402014333 ISBN 13 : 9781402014338
Editeur : Springer Netherlands, 2008

Synopsis

Most of the visible matter in the universe exists in the plasma state. Plasmas are of major importance for space physics, solar physics, and astrophysics. On Earth they are essential for magnetic controlled thermonuclear fusion.

This textbook collects lecture notes from a one-semester course taught at the K.U. Leuven to advanced undergraduate students in applied mathematics and physics. A particular strength of this book is that it provides a low threshold introduction to plasmas with an emphasis on first principles and fundamental concepts and properties.

The discussion of plasma models is to a large extent limited to Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) with its merits and limitations clearly explained. MHD provides the students on their first encounter with plasmas, with a powerful plasma model that they can link to familiar classic fluid dynamics. The solar wind is studied as an example of hydrodynamics and MHD at work in solar physics and astrophysics.

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Éditeur
Springer Netherlands
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1402014333
ISBN 13 
9781402014338
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
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